This paper expands the theoretical base of intergroup and intercultural communication by testing a new communication model of interdependence (CMII), defined in terms of the embedded nature of groups Giles, M., R. Pines, H. Giles, and A. Gardikiotis. 2018. "Towards a Communication Model of Intergroup Interdependence." Atlantic Journal of…

Comments on Brian Mussington's critique of the author's 1987 article on the paradigms of international studies research. Defends the author's identification of alternative paradigms in comparative foreign policy literature as well as his criticism of events data research. A further response by Mussington follows. (LS)

Comments on a 1987 article by Michael Haas on the paradigms and scholarly subcultures of international studies research. Argues that the range of views within international studies research is broader than Haas indicated. States that recent scholarship represents a predominately realist theme rather than a truly diverse interparadigmatic dialogue.…

An outline of a unit used to teach the political science concept of model-building to both average and above-average high school students is provided. (DE)

In the analysis of foreign economic policy issues, the bureaucratic politics model is the most useful for understanding how final decisions are made. Four other models--presidential politics, organizational process, congressional behavior, and interest group activity--are also examined to assess the importance of nonbureaucratic factors in the…

Discusses membership and development in three international studies subcultures, the Council on Foreign Relations, the quantitative international politics (QIP), and comparative foreign policy (CFP) groups, noting that scientific progress occurs when a subculture transmits research findings into the larger community of scholars. Specifies…

Described and critiqued are studies that attempt to describe how personality factors affect foreign policy decision making. Political behavior cannot be explained in terms of personality alone. Such an attempt is a psychological reductionism that ignores the chains of causation that run from underlying personality construct to social and political…

This report of a study at the University of Maryland describes an international, interactive, and interdisciplinary project for first- and second-year students, which combines a large lecture format with small-group, seminar-type sessions organized around a computer-assisted simulation model, the International Communication and Negotiation…