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Exploring Realpolitik : Probing International Relations Theory with Computer Simulation /

Cusack, Thomas R.

Exploring Realpolitik : Probing International Relations Theory with Computer Simulation / Richard J. Stoll, Thomas R. Cusack. - 1 online resource (220 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Realist Theory: Fractured Foundation, Fissured Facade -- 3 A Simulation Model of a Realpolitik System -- 4 The Automatic Stabilization Model: System Endurance, the Balancing Process, and State Survival -- 5 Extensions and Alternatives to the Basic Realist Model -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Book and the Authors

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Responding to the vagueness of the key concepts of Realpolitik, Cusack and Stoll argue that a computer simulation embodying those condepts can be a valuable tool for investigating, and illustrating, the theoretical properties of multistate systems.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781685855871

10.1515/9781685855871 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.