Structure of decision : the cognitive maps of political elites / edited by Robert Axelrod ; written under the auspices of the Institute of International Studies, University of California (Berkeley) and the Institute of Public Policy Studies, the University Michigan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-393) and index.

Part I. Introduction -- The cognitive mapping approach to decision making / Robert Axelrod -- Foreign policy formation viewed cognitively / Ole Holsti -- The analysis of cognitive maps / Robert Axelrod -- Part II. Empirical studies of cognitive maps -- Decision for neoimperialism : the deliberations of the British Eastern Committee in 1918 / Robert Axelrod -- Complexity and the presidency : Gouverneur Morris in the Constitutional Convention / Stuart Ross -- Explanation of the unexpected : the Syrian intervention in Jordan in 1970 / G. Matthew Bonham and Michael J. Shapiro -- Strategy for the energy crisis : the case of commuter transportation policy / Fred S. Roberts -- Comparative cognition : politics of international control of the oceans / Jeffrey Hart -- Part III. Conclusions -- Results / Robert Axelrod -- Part IV. Epilogue -- Limitations, Projects / Robert Axelrod -- The documentary coding method / Margaret Tucker Wrightson -- The questionnaire method / Fred S. Roberts -- The mathematics of cognitive maps / Robert Axelrod -- Simulation techniques / George Nozicka, G. Matthew Bonham, Michael J. Shapiro -- Guide to source materials / Robert Axelrod.

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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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