Luis da Vinha, "Geographic Mental Maps and Foreign Policy Change: Re-Mapping the Carter Doctrine"
English | ISBN: 3110521644 | 2017 | 326 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 979 KB
English | ISBN: 3110521644 | 2017 | 326 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 979 KB
In recent years geographic mental maps have made a comeback into the spotlight of scholarly inquiry in the area of International Relations (IR), particularly Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA).
The book is framed within the mental map research agenda. It seeks to contribute and expand the theoretical and empirical development and application of geographic mental maps as an analytical concept for international politics. More precisely, it presents a theoretical framework for understanding how mental maps are employed in foreign policy decision-making and highlights the mechanisms involved in their transformation.
The theoretical framework presented in this book employs the latest conceptual and theoretical insight from numerous other scientific fields such as social psychology and organizational theory.
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