Game theory, diplomatic history and security studies

by Zagare, Frank C.

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Full title :Game theory, diplomatic history and security studies / Frank C. Zagare

Summary

Provides an imformative introduction to the application of the mathematical theory of games in the fields of security studies and diplomatic history. Known as the science of strategy, game theory is a branch of mathematics that has gained broad acceptance as a legitimate methodological tool, and has been widely adapted by a number of other fields. Frank C. Zagare provides an introduction to the application of game theory in the fields of security studies and diplomatic history, demonstrating the advantages of using a formal game-theoretic framework to explain complex events and strategic relationships. Comprised of three parts, the first illustrates the basic concepts of game theory, initially with abstract examples but later in the context of real world foreign policy decision-making. The author highlights the methodological problems of using game theory to construct an analytic narrative and the advantages of working around these obstacles. Part II develops three extended case studies that illustrate the theory at work: the First Moroccan Crisis of 1905-1906, the July Crisis of 1914, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Finally, in Part III, Zagare describes a general theory of interstate conflict initiation, limitation, escalation, and resolution and rebuts criticisms of the methodology. Logically demanding, Game Theory, Diplomatic History and Security Studies conveys an intuitive understanding of the theory of games through the use of real-world examples to exemplify the 'theory in action'

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019

The Physical Object

Description:185 pages

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780198831594 (pbk), 0198831595 (pbk)
oclc:on1120780191
LC Classification:JZ1305
Dewey Decimal:327.10151932

Subjects

Game theory History International relations -- History International relations -- Mathematical… Relations internationales -- Modèles ma… Théorie des jeux