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Bargaining theory and diplomatic reality : the CSCE negotations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2009

K. J. Holsti
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Over the past two decades, psychologists, economists, and political scientists have developed a substantial literature on diplomatic bargaining. Its descriptive and normative development has substantially increased our understanding of the fundamentals of bargaining structures and strategies, outlined the fundamental choices facing negotiator and hypothesized an array of variables to explain outcomes.

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Research Article
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Review of International Studies , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 1982 , pp. 159 - 170
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Copyright © British International Studies Association 1982

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22. Ambiguity is often a deliberate method to conceal underlying incompatibilities that cannot be resolved through negotiation.