The Kissinger Administration: An Analysis of the Effect of Kissinger's Personality on the Yom Kippur War Crisis Decision-Making Process
| dc.contributor.advisor | Berk, J.H.H. van den | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Valenta, M.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zweers, J.S. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-06-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis exposes the influence of Henry Kissinger’s personality on the Yom Kippur War decision-making process. The research question that accompanies this is the following: “What was the influence of Kissinger’s personality on the Yom Kippur War crisis decision-making process?” A crisis is, by definition, an unexpected event. It is an ambiguous situation that requires a quick response and a critical point in the history of a state (Roberts 10). A crisis situation is essentially different from routine events and is characterized by the perceptions of the decision-maker of (1) a severe threat to national interests that result in (2) a surprise with (3) only little time to act in response. While this thesis does not undermine the importance of organizational structures, foreign policy routines, and bureaucratic models there is a strong emphasis on the fact that during crises, decision-making is ruled by other dynamics. It is a dominant perception that crises are managed by small groups of individuals in a highly personal way driven by individual perceptions of the situation (Haney 9). Organizational structures may loose their importance as personalities increase in significance and take over crisis decision-making. | en_US |
| dc.file.source | 59635bc75b97b-Vandenberk_Zweers_Scriptie_Kissinger.pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/4527 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Letteren | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Amerikanistiek | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Bachelor Engelse taal en cultuur | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Bachelor | en_US |
| dc.title | The Kissinger Administration: An Analysis of the Effect of Kissinger's Personality on the Yom Kippur War Crisis Decision-Making Process | en_US |
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