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The Polythink Syndrome and Elite Group Decision‐Making
dc.contributor.authorMintz, Alexen_US
dc.contributor.authorWayne, Carlyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-01T18:49:31Z
dc.date.available2017-04-04T14:50:43Zen
dc.date.issued2016-02en_US
dc.identifier.citationMintz, Alex; Wayne, Carly (2016). "The Polythink Syndrome and Elite Group Decision‐Making." Political Psychology 37: 3-21.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0162-895Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-9221en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/117125
dc.publisherLittle, Brownen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherObama administrationen_US
dc.subject.otherGroupthinken_US
dc.subject.otherPolythinken_US
dc.subject.othergroup decision‐makingen_US
dc.subject.otherU.S. foreign policyen_US
dc.subject.otherwaren_US
dc.subject.otherpeaceen_US
dc.titleThe Polythink Syndrome and Elite Group Decision‐Makingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPolitical Scienceen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelGovernment Information and Lawen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117125/1/pops12319.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/pops.12319en_US
dc.identifier.sourcePolitical Psychologyen_US
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