Combining game theory models and process tracing: Potential and limits

European Political Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-63

  Kuehn, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

case study; civilmilitary relations; game theory; process tracing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874841315     PISSN: 16804333     EISSN: 16820983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/eps.2012.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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