Political Groups, Coordination Costs, and Credible Communication in the Shadow of Power.

The article establishes a theoretical framework surrounding the representation of political groups, cooperative public discourse, and theory of coordination costs in the context of foreign policy and international politics. Topics discussed include the comparison between subordinate and dominant gro...

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Published in:Political Science Quarterly (Oxford University Press / USA) Vol. 134; no. 3; pp. 507 - 537
Main Authors: Yoder, Brandon K., Gaubatz, Kurt Taylor, Schutte, Rachel A.
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Fall2019
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Summary:The article establishes a theoretical framework surrounding the representation of political groups, cooperative public discourse, and theory of coordination costs in the context of foreign policy and international politics. Topics discussed include the comparison between subordinate and dominant groups in terms of credible communication which was depicted in the book "Domination and the Arts of Resistance," by James Scott, the importance of intergroup communication in private and public discourses, and the foreign policies of U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan during the hostage crises of the 1980s in Iran.