Beliefs and Leadership in World Politics
Author | : M. Schafer |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2006-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781403983497 |
ISBN-13 | : 1403983496 |
Rating | : 4/5 (496 Downloads) |
Download or read book Beliefs and Leadership in World Politics written by M. Schafer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-09-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on how policy makers make decisions in foreign policy, this book examines how beliefs are causal mechanisms which steer decisions, shape leaders and perceptions of reality, and lead to cognitive and motivated biases that distort, block and recast incoming information from the environment.