Rational Choice and Security Studies: Stephen Walt and His Critics

by Michael E. Brown

Book Overview

Opposing views on the merits of formal rational choice approaches as they have been applied to international security studies.

Formal theories and rational choice methods have become increasingly prominent in most social sciences in the past few decades. Proponents of formal theoretical approaches argue that these methods are more scientific and sophisticated than other approaches, and that formal methods have already generated significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262522756
• ISBN13: 9780262522755
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher