Individual characteristics of political leaders and the use of analogy in foreign policy decision making

Political Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-288

  Dyson, Stephen Benedict ^a   Preston, Thomas ^b  

^a WABASH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical Reasoning; Conceptual Complexity; Foreign Policy Decision Making; Policy Expertise; Political Leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645288583     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2006.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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