Groupthink Versus High-Quality Decision Making in International Relations

Name: Groupthink Versus High-Quality Decision Making in International Relations
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ISBN: 9780231148894

ISBN-10: 0231148895

ISBN-13: 9780231148894

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mark Schafer, Scott Crichlow

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Can we say there is such a thing as good or bad decision making? Indeed we can, to the extent that certain decision-making techniques and practices limit the ability of policymakers to achieve their goals and advance the national interest. The success of policy often turns on the quality of the decision-making process that goes into it.Mark Schafer and Scott Crichlow identify the factors that contribute to good and bad policymaking, such as the personalities of political leaders, the structure of decision-making groups, and the nature of the exchange between participating individuals. Analyzing thirty-nine foreign-policy cases across nine administrations, and through both statistical…

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List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Acknowledgments



Groupthink and the Quality of the Foreign-Policy Decision-Making Process



Introduction



The Group and the Individual in Foreign-Policy Decision Making



The Decision-Making Model: The Interplay of Group Processes and Psychological Characteristics



Case Studies in American Foreign-Policy Decision Making



Case Studies in Low-Quality Decision Making


The Garter Administration and the Shah


Reagan Funding the Contras, 1981


Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative


George W. Bush and the 2002 Steel Tariffs



Case Studies in High-Quality Decision Making


The Carter Administration and the Ogaden Crisis


The Reagan Administration and Easing Ferdinand Marcos out of Power


The Clinton Administration and South Asia: Nuclear Capabilities and Another War Over Kashmir



Statistical Analyses



The Effect of Groupthink Versus High-Quality Decision Making on Outcomes



Individual-Level Factors Affecting the Quality of Decision Making



Conclusions



The 2003 War in Iraq: How Flawed Decision Making Led to Critical Failures



Groupthink Versus High-Quality Decision Making: Lessons and Prescriptions



Cases Included in the Analysis



Operational Definitions of Situational-Context Variables



Operational Definitions of Group-Structural Variables



Operational Definitions of Decision-Processing Variables


Notes


References


Index