The Influence of Advisers on Foreign Policy Decision Making

Steven B. Redd
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Steven B. Redd: Department of Political Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2002, vol. 46, issue 3, 335-364

Abstract: The influence of advisers on foreign policy processes and choice and on how decision strategies affect foreign policy outcomes are examined. Using the poliheuristic theory of foreign policy decision making and process-tracing techniques in an experimental setting, the effects of the presence of advisers on strategy selection and choice and the influence of strategy selection on choice in a foreign policy scenario are tested. The findings show that decision makers are highly sensitive to and cognizant of the political ramifications of their decisions. Specifically, political information and advice influenced information processing and foreign policy choices. The findings have significant implications for the study of foreign policy decision making and the understanding of real-world foreign policy decisions.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002702046003002

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