substantive theories of world politics.
theories of international relations.
PART I
RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY
RATIONAL CHOICE
research tends to explain
conditions that bring
about outcomes or patterns of behavior if relevant actors behave
rationally.
Key concepts in rational choice research in IR include incomplete
information, credibility, signaling, transaction costs, trust, and
audience costs.
RATIONAL
CHOICE
audience
costs
trust
transaction
costs
signaling
credibility
incomplete
information