Rigor or Rigor Mortis?: Rational Choice and Security Studies

The past decade has witnessed a growing controversy over the status of formal approaches in political science, and especially the growing prominence of formal rational choice theory.

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Published inInternational security Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 5 - 48
Main Author Walt, Stephen M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209, USA MIT Press 01.04.1999
The MIT Press
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Subjects
Academic profession
CHOICE, IN ANY CONTEXT
Democracy
Economic theory
Game theory
International politics
International Relations
Military theory
Modeling
National security
Nuclear deterrence
Political science
Political science research
Rational choice
Rational choice theory
Rational Decision
RATIONALITY
Research trends
Security
Security studies
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Theory
War
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Summary:The past decade has witnessed a growing controversy over the status of formal approaches in political science, and especially the growing prominence of formal rational choice theory.
Bibliography:Spring, 1999
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ISSN:0162-2889
1531-4804
DOI:10.1162/isec.23.4.5