Structure of Decision
The Cognitive Maps of Political Elites
Published on 8. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
422 pages
978-0-691-61698-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book outlines a new approach to the analysis of decision making based on "cognitive maps." A cognitive map is a graphic representation intended to capture the structure of a decision maker's stated beliefs about a particular problem. Following introductory chapters that develop the theory and techniques of cognitive mapping, a set of five empirical studies applies these new techniques to five policy areas. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-61698-8 (9780691616988)
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05/2015
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Edited by Robert Axelrod
Content
*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. xi*FIGURES, pg. xiii*TABLES, pg. xv*CHAPTER ONE. The Cognitive Mapping Approach to Decision Making, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO. Foreign Policy Formation Viewed Cognitively, pg. 18*CHAPTER THREE. The Analysis of Cognitive Maps, pg. 55*CHAPTER FOUR. Decision for Neoimperialism: The Deliberations of the British Eastern Committee in 1918, pg. 77*CHAPTER FIVE. Complexity and the Presidency: Gouverneur Morris in the Constitutional Convention, pg. 96*CHAPTER SIX. Explanation of the Unexpected: The Syrian Intervention in Jordan in 1970, pg. 113*CHAPTER SEVEN. Strategy for the Energy Crisis: The Case of Commuter Transportation Policy, pg. 142*CHAPTER EIGHT. Comparative Cognition: Politics of International Control of the Oceans, pg. 180*CHAPTER NINE. Results, pg. 221*CHAPTER TEN. Limitations, pg. 251*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Projects, pg. 266*APPENDIX ONE. The Documentary Coding Method, pg. 291*APPENDIX TWO. The Questionnaire Method, pg. 333*APPENDIX THREE. The Mathematics of Cognitive Maps, pg. 343*APPENDIX FOUR. Simulation Techniques, pg. 349*APPENDIX FIVE. Guide to Source Materials, pg. 360*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 373*INDEX, pg. 395