This paper describes a project focused on the theoretical value of realism to the study of international relations. A large number of the primary assumptions and propositions within realism are detailed and evaluated in light of results drawn from studies using a simulation model of a multistate...

This paper provides a description of the government resource allocation models in GLOBUS. Based on the behavioral theory of decision-making, these models emphasize the conflictual processes involved in the construction of government budgets. Attention is given to the "top-down" and "bottom-up"...

What is the strategic role of membership in an intergovernmental group with unanimity requirements if the group negotiates with an external player in a setting with incomplete information? Being in such a group has a strategic effect compared to negotiating as a stand-alone player and reduces...

Der Beitrag diskutiert den in der Wahlforschung herrschenden Theorienstreit zwischen Näherung- und Richtungsmodellen aus der Problemperspektive politischer Repräsentation. Aus dieser Perspektive ist die zentrale Frage, wie sich die Parteien zu den ideologischen Positionen ihrer...

What is the strategic role of membership in an intergovernmental group with unanimity requirements if the group negotiates with an external player in a setting with incomplete information? Being in such a group has a strategic effect compared to negotiating as a stand-alone player and reduces...