PSCI-1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bargaining, Collective Action
21 Oct 2016
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It is usually more rational to bargain than to go to war. These are interests shared by the country as a whole. In addition to states taking actions that reflect the national interest, often they take actions that reflect narrow or particularistic interests. Bargaining failure can happen because of particular interests as well as national interests. Determine this by examining the state"s domestic institutions and the interactions of actors within these institutions. Key domestic actors in foreign policy: leaders, bureaucracy. This effect refers to the tendency people have to become more supportive of their country"s govt when it experiences dramatic international events such as wars. Leaders who are threatened by domestic turmoil occasionally initiate an international conflict in order to shift the nation"s attention away from internal troubles. The costs of war/conflict to the leader are replaced by added benefits of having people support them.
