Cyborg pantocrator: International relations theory from decisionism to rational choice

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-301

  Guilhot, Nicolas ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPUTER; CYBERNETICS; DECISION MAKING; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTERS; CYBERNETICS; DECISION MAKING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 79960041398     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20511     Document Type: Article

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