International Norms and Decision Making ─ A Punctuated Equilibrium Model

Goertz (political science, University of Arizona) presents a punctuated equilibrium framework for understanding the nature of policy decision making by governments, as well as a theory on the creation, functioning, and evolution of international norms and institutions. The framework takes norms and policies as the core of the decision-making process and shows how to combine them to arrive at a final choice. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Gary Goertz is associate professor of political science at the University of Arizona.