Prospect Theory, Domestic Politics, and Foreign Policy Change: The Carter Years

• In Event: Psychology and Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

This study presents a prospect theory perspective on U.S. foreign policy change during the Carter Administration and systematically links American domestic political processes to complex international policy actions toward Iran from 1979-1981.

Authors

• Lori Helene Gronich, George Washington University

• Emely Marie Cespedes, George Washington University