A Bureaucratic Poliheuristic Approach to Joseon Korea's Foreign Policy during the Ming-Qing Transition

• In Event: Hegemonic Order

Brief Overview

This study proposes bureaucratic poliheuristic theory to explain secondary state choice in a great power transition. It argues bureaucrats' state of expertise defines the leader's political survival calculus, ultimately shaping state policy.

Author

• Jaewon Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies