INR 2002 Lecture 13: Lecture 13
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The party happier with the status quo (reversion outcome) is in a better bargaining position: power in bargaining power the ability of actor a to get actor b to do something that. Ability to get the other side to make concessions and to avoid having to make concessions oneself. To shift the reversion outcome in their favor, actors have 3 ways of exercising power: coercion, outside options, and agenda setting. Coercion a strategy of threatening or imposing costs on other actors in order to induce a change in their behavior. Ex; us demand that saddam hussein step down or be forcibly removed. Means of international coercion include military force and economic sanctions. Outside options alternatives to reach a bargain with a specific actor. In this case, the reversion outcome is the next-best alternative for the party with an outside option; actor with an alternative can walk away from the bargaining table easier than the actor without without the option.
