Beyond Groupthink: Political Group Dynamics and Foreign Policy-makingPaul 't Hart, Eric Stern, Bengt Sundelius University of Michigan Press, 18 apr. 1997 - 384 sidor Strategic issues and crises in foreign policy are usually managed by relatively small groups of elite policymakers and their closest advisors. Since the pioneering work of Irving Janis in the early 1970s, we have known that the interplay between the members of these groups can have a profound and, indeed, at times a pernicious influence on the content and quality of foreign policy decisions. Janis argued that "groupthink," a term he used to describe a tendency for extreme concurrence-seeking in decision-making groups, was a major cause of a number of U.S. foreign policy fiascoes. And yet not all small groups suffer from groupthink; in fact many high-level bodies are handicapped by an inability to achieve consensus at all. Beyond Groupthink builds upon and extends Janis's legacy. The contributors develop a richer understanding of group dynamics by drawing on alternate views of small-group dynamics. The relevant literature is reviewed and the different perspectives are explored in detailed case studies. The contributors link the group process to the broader organizational and political context of the policy process and stress the need to develop a multi-level understanding of the collegial policy-making process, combining the insights drawn from micro-level theories with those derived from study of broader political phenomena. The contributors include Alexander George, Sally Riggs Fuller, Paul D. Hoyt, Ramon J. Aldag, Max V. Metselaar, Bertjan Verbeek, J. Thomas Preston, Jean A. Garrison, and Yaacov Y. I. Vertzberger. This book should appeal to political scienctists and international relations specialists, as well as researchers in social psychology, public administration, and management interested in group decision-making processes. Paul 't Hart is Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Leiden University and Scientific Director of of the Leiden-Rotterdam Crisis Research Center. Eric Stern is Professor of Political Science at Stockholm University. Bengt Sundelius is Professor of Political Science at Stockholm University. |
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... fact that Janis extracted them directly from the major policy decision fiascoes he exam- ined . Early case evidence provided in support of groupthink was drawn largely from these and similar " hot " decision situations . The ability to ...
... fact that Janis extracted them directly from the major policy decision fiascoes he exam- ined . Early case evidence provided in support of groupthink was drawn largely from these and similar " hot " decision situations . The ability to ...
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... fact , it is quite fair to describe the general atmosphere of that time as a " honeymoon in Camelot . " Kennedy's public approval ratings were high and had improved dramatically since the election.7 This was not , by any means , an ...
... fact , it is quite fair to describe the general atmosphere of that time as a " honeymoon in Camelot . " Kennedy's public approval ratings were high and had improved dramatically since the election.7 This was not , by any means , an ...
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... fact , those resources were brought to bear only in relatively marginal and ambiguous ways , which tended to strengthen the hand of the CIA . An illustrative detail in this regard is the fact that Bissell , rather than a military ...
... fact , those resources were brought to bear only in relatively marginal and ambiguous ways , which tended to strengthen the hand of the CIA . An illustrative detail in this regard is the fact that Bissell , rather than a military ...
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From Groupthink to Contextual Analysis | 35 |
Moving | 55 |
Beyond Decision Making in Formal | 95 |
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