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historical analogies: a standalone construct

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International relations

decision makers' use of past events as analogies for new situations, especially when a situation is unfamiliar.

In international relations, historical analogies refers to decision makers' use of past events as analogies for new situations, especially when a situation is unfamiliar. This meaning comes from Houghton (1996) in British Journal of Political Science.[1]

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  1. Houghton, D. P. (1996). The Role of Analogical Reasoning in Novel Foreign-Policy Situations. British Journal of Political Science, 26(4), 523-552. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400007596

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