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"Intersectional Stereotyping in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Moral Emotions in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Racial Stereotyping in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Outcomes of Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Discussion Networks in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Hindsight Bias in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Psychophysiology in Political Decision-Making Research" published on by Oxford University Press.

SOCIAL SCIENTISTS DO NOT HAVE A GOOD THEORY OF POLITICAL DECISION MAKING. THE AUTHOR, IN THIS ESSAY-REVIEW OF FOUR WORKS STUDYING STATESMANSHIP, FOREIGN RELATIONS, DIPLOMACY, AND AGGRESSION AND HISTORY, INVESTIGATES THE PROBLEM OF UNDERSTANDING DECISION MAKING. HE DISCUSSES IN DETAIL THE QUESTION: ARE BELIEFS, VALUES, AND CALCULATIONS AUTONOMOUS? HE SAYS CONCLUSIONS ARE EXPLAINED MOST BY BELIEFS.

Due to a lack of time and expertise, policy makers often rely on others, such as bureaucrats, experts, or advisers, when policy decisions have to be made. A nontrivial problem is that those who possess information have a vested interest in the policy outcome; this gives them an incentive to manipulate or conceal information. In this book, we examine a penalty for lying and the power to replace an advisor as a means of restraining information providers from information manipulation. We argue that these two institutional arrangements may not always help a policy maker to attain a better decision (Chapters 2 and 3). Inasmuch as consequences of policies are complicated and difficult to foresee, small groups like committees often assist policy makers to collect information, deliberate over policies, and devise policy recommendations. As information is not for free, committee members must be motivated to collect it. We shed some light on how deliberation affects committee members' incentives to gather the costly information, and thus the quality of collective decision-making (Chapter 4). Outside the political arena, agency problems between politicians and voters also exist. In Chapter 5, we examine how elections play their role of disciplining and selecting politicians and how policy choices are made when politicians differ in their motivations in running for political office.

"Stereotype Measurement in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Heuristics and Biases in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Partisan Identity and Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Computational Models of Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Ideology and Values in Political Decision Making" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Framing and Political Decision Making: An Overview" published on by Oxford University Press.