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Reasoning of state : realists, romantics and rationality in international relations

Title
Reasoning of state : realists, romantics and rationality in international relations / Brian C. Rathbun.
Author
Rathbun, Brian C., 1973-
Publication
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Description
xi, 333 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Scholars and citizens tend to assume that rationality guides the decision making of our leaders. Brian Rathbun suggests, however, that if we understand rationality to be a cognitive style premised on a commitment to objectivity and active deliberation, rational leaders are, in fact, the exception - not the norm. Using a unique combination of methods, including laboratory bargaining experiments, archival-based case studies, quantitative textual analysis, and high-level interviews, Rathbun questions some of our basic assumptions about rationality and leadership, with profound implications for the field of international relations. Case studies of Bismarck and Richelieu show that the rationality of realists makes them rare. An examination of Churchill and Reagan, romantics in international politics who sought to overcome obstacles in their path through force of will and personal agency, show what less rationality looks like in foreign policy making"--
Series Statement
Cambridge Studiess in International Relations ; 149
Uniform Title
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 149.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-330) and index.
Contents
The psychology of rationality : cognitive style in international relations -- The three Rʹs of international relations : realism, romanticism and rationality -- Little Bismarcks : a laboratory experiment on variation in rational thinking and rational behavior -- The "Prince" among men : Bismarckʹs realpolitik in Prussian politics -- Cold blood and iron : Bismarck, the struggle with Austria and German unification -- Blind faith : Richelieu, the devoted, and France in counter-reformation Europe -- "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" : Churchill, romanticism and the rational appeasement debate -- "In defeat, defiance" : Churchill in words (1935-39) and in deeds (1940) -- "Beginning the world all over again" : resolving the paradox of Ronald Reagan -- Winning one as the Gipper? : Reaganʹs administration and American engagement with the Soviet Union -- Conclusion : the irrationality of rational choice : saving a paradigm from itself.
Call Number
JFE 19-9480
ISBN
  • 9781108427425
  • 1108427421
  • 9781108446181
  • 1108446183
LCCN
2018049856
OCLC
1086411800
Author
Rathbun, Brian C., 1973- author.
Title
Reasoning of state : realists, romantics and rationality in international relations / Brian C. Rathbun.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Cambridge Studiess in International Relations ; 149
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 149.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-330) and index.
Chronological Term
1610-1989
Other Form:
Online version: Rathbun, Brian C., 1973- Reasoning of state. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 9781108612937 (OCoLC)1089758219
Research Call Number
JFE 19-9480
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