Neither rational choice theory, with its emphasis on interest calculation, nor sociological institutionalist theory, with its emphasis on identity-defined rule following, indicates how governments determine which of their multiple interests or identities are at stake in a particular situation or how they develop mutual comprehension of each other's goals. International Regimes for the Final Frontier addresses these gaps by tracing how governments approach an unfamiliar issue—in this case, international agreements regulating human activity in outer space between 1958 and 1988—and examines three ways situation definitions channel governments' approaches to issues or problems.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
Morgan was a young woman looking for love and excited about the future. Always hopeful that her prince charming was right around the next corner, she dreamed of the fairy tale. But when he finally appeared, Morgan's life quickly turned into a nightmare. Thrust into a world of alcohol-fueled rages, domestic violence and adulterous behavior, Morgan's marriage disintegrated right before her eyes. Misplaced shame and fear kept her in the marriage, but an inner resilience told her she could not live like this, not even for one more day. So she summoned the strength to get out. But while leaving actually proved easy, it was recapturing her sense of self, finding the girl she used to be and her belief in finding genuine love that weighed heaviest on her heart. Would she ever trust a man again? Could she dare risk sharing her heart - if it mended? Might she recognize her soulmate when he came along? And most importantly, would she ever feel worthy of being loved again?
What factors affect creativity and the generation of creative images? What factors affect the ability to reinterpret those images? Research described in this book indicates that expectations constrain both of these attributes of creativity. Characteristics of the imagined pattern, such as cohesiveness or its psychological goodness, also affect image generation and reinterpretation. Other evidence indicates that images can be combined mentally to yield new, manipulable composites. Cognitive models encompass the research and extend it to fields as diverse as architecture, music, and problem solving.
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