Fall/Winter Timetable
POL380H1F L0201
Topics in International Politics
Decision-Making in International Security
Themes
This course will investigate various approaches to studying decision-making in International Relations. We will cover models that draw on political psychology, social identity theory, and new research in neuropsychology ( e.g. fMRI, ERP, patient studies) to explore how heuristics, motivation, context, organization, memory, emotion, and experience affect decision-making. Throughout the term we will investigate which factors did (or should have) informed decision-making in different cases in International Security, and how political elites wrestle with these challenges.
Texts
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Format and Requirements
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Prerequisites
POL208H1 or POL208Y1 or POL209H5 or POLB80H3
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