3.0. Decision Making and Global Politics (continued…) Learning objectives: Understand and be able to apply the rational actor model Understand and be able to apply the bureaucratic politics (and organizational) model

3.0. Decision Making and Global Politics 3.1. The Models (continued…) The Leader Model The Group model The rational Actor Model The bureaucratic Politics Model

The Rational Actor Model The Primacy of Rational Choice problem recognition goal selection options choice

The Rational Actor Model “Bounded” Rationality Time constraints Uncertainty Conflicting goals Qualities of the decision-maker Incremental decisions Satisficing

The Bureaucratic Politics Model The Primacy of Bureaucracies “Pulling and Hauling” “Where you stand depends on where you sit”

The Bureaucratic Politics Model The Organizational Model Standard Operating Procedures Relationship Patterns

Summary Learning objectives: Understand and be able to apply the rational actor model Understand and be able to apply the bureaucratic politics (and organizational) model