Structure of Decision : : The Cognitive Maps of Political Elites / / ed. by Robert Axelrod.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• MitwirkendeR: Axelrod, Robert,; Bonham, G. Matthew,; Hart, Jeffrey,; Holsti, Ole,; Nozicka, George J.,; Roberts, Fred S.,; Ross, Stuart A.,; Shapiro, Michael J.,; Shapiro, Michael,; Tucker Wrightson, Margaret,
• HerausgeberIn: Axelrod, Robert,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1976
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1707
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (422 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- PART ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Cognitive Mapping Approach to Decision Making -- CHAPTER TWO. Foreign Policy Formation Viewed Cognitively -- CHAPTER THREE. The Analysis of Cognitive Maps -- PART TWO. Empirical Studies of Cognitive Maps -- CHAPTER FOUR. Decision for Neoimperialism: The Deliberations of the British Eastern Committee in 1918 -- CHAPTER FIVE. Complexity and the Presidency: Gouverneur Morris in the Constitutional Convention -- CHAPTER SIX. Explanation of the Unexpected: The Syrian Intervention in Jordan in 1970 -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Strategy for the Energy Crisis: The Case of Commuter Transportation Policy -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Comparative Cognition: Politics of International Control of the Oceans -- PART THREE. Conclusions -- CHAPTER NINE. Results -- PART FOUR. Epilogue -- CHAPTER TEN. Limitations -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Projects -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX ONE. The Documentary Coding Method -- APPENDIX TWO. The Questionnaire Method -- APPENDIX THREE. The Mathematics of Cognitive Maps -- APPENDIX FOUR. Simulation Techniques -- APPENDIX FIVE. Guide to Source Materials -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Backmatter