| ID | 173421 |
| Title Proper | Rethinking strategic culture |
| Other Title Information | a computational (social science) discursive-institutionalist approach |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Libel, Tamir |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The strategic culture approach has been suffering from a prolonged theoretical stalemate, despite a surge in case studies, which culminated in the Johnston-Gray debate and subsequent schism. The present paper outlines a new approach designed to overcome this deadlock, and consists of three arguments. First, the three previous generations of strategic culture studies have failed to explain how strategic culture influences behaviour. Second, aligning strategic culture theory-building with discursive institutionalism offers a way to overcome this fundamental fallacy. Third, a research programme for strategic culture should draw on computational social science to enable it to present and test middle-range theories. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 43, No.5; Oct 2020: p.686-709 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol: 43 No 5 |
| Key Words | Strategic Culture ; International Relations Theory ; Quantitative Text Analysis ; Computational Social Science ; Social Sciences Methodology |