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Who Fights for Reputation : The Psychology of Leaders in International Conflict /

Keren Yarhi-Milo provides an original framework, based on insights from psychology, to explain why some political leaders are more willing to use military force to defend their reputation than others. Rather than focusing on a leader's background, beliefs, bargaining skills, or biases, Yarhi-Mi...

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Main Author: Yarhi-Milo, Keren, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Princeton studies in international history and politics
Subjects:
International relations > Psychological aspects > Case studies
International relations > Decision making > Case studies
Reputation > Political aspects > Case studies
Self-monitoring > Political aspects > Case studies
Presidents > United States > Psychology > Case studies
Leadership > Psychological aspects > Case studies
War > Causes > Case studies
Military policy > Decision making > Case studies
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century > Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What types of leaders fight for "face"?
  • Microfoundations : evidence from cross-national survey experiments / Keren Yarhi-Milo and Joshua D. Kertzer
  • Self-monitoring, US presidents, and international crises : a statistical analysis
  • Approaches to testing the theory with case studies
  • Jimmy Carter and the crises of the 1970s
  • Ronald Reagan and the fight against communism
  • Bill Clinton and America's credibility after the Cold War
  • Conclusion

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