Foreign Policy Decision-Making: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Political Argumentation

Pt. 1. A Qualitative Analysis Of The Argumentation Of Individual Participants In Decision-making Processes. Ch. 1. Argumentation In The Literature. Ch. 2. Argumentation From The Perspective Of Decision Theory. Ch. 3. Detection Of Argumentation In Documents. Ch. 4. War With Serbia Or Not: The Initiation Of World War I, July 1914. Ch. 5. The Initiation Of World War Ii. Ch. 6. The World At The Brink Of A Nuclear War: October 1962. Ch. 7. The Decision Whether To Take Measures Against Indonesia Or Not, The Netherlands In The Autumn Of 1948 -- Pt. 2. A Quantitative Study Of Arguments. Ch. 8. The Decision Rules Are Universal. Ch. 9. The Quality Of The Arguments. Ch. 10. Explanation Of The Individual Decision-makers' Argumentations. Ch. 11. Factors In The Specification Of Strategies. Ch. 12. Factors In The Specification Of Outcomes. Ch. 13. Factors In The Use Of Argumentation Rules -- Appendix A: Guidelines For The Construction Of Decision Trees. Irmtraud N. Gallhofer And Willem E. Saris. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.