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A Misfit Model: Irrational Deterrence and Bounded Rationality
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Philosophy and History, Philosophy.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1939-9392
2021 (English)In: Article in journal (Other academic) Submitted
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Keywords [en]
Game Theory, Deterrence Theory, Theory of Science
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Research subject
Philosophy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-305861OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-305861DiVA, id: diva2:1617777
Note

QC 20211213

Available from: 2021-12-07 Created: 2021-12-07 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
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1. Deterrence Games for the 21st Century: Representation, Theory and Evidence
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2022 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Deterrence is the backbone of military strategy. Dissuading an opponent from taking a specific action by threat of violence is the definition of deterrence. From the outset of the Cold War there has been a strong link between the study of deterrence and game theoretic analysis. There are compelling epistemic reasons for studying deterrence as a game. By doing so, the strategic interaction between actors is placed at the centre of the analysis, mapping the possible outcomes and revealing the strategies available to the actors. Discussions about various models’ appropriateness and model comparison therefore play a central role in deterrence research; from underlying assumptions and deterrence representation to theory and evidence. This dissertation treats aspects of all of these topics. Article I, “Prospects of Deterrence – Deterrence Theory – Representation and Evidence”, analyses the relationship between model and theory and what happens to a deterrence theory when the rationality assumption is switched to a prospect theoretical utility function. Article II, “A Misfit Model – Bounded Rationality and Deterrence Representation”, defends and remodels Schelling’s idea of irrational threats for effective deterrence. Article III, “Comparable Deterrence – Target, Criteria and Purpose”, treats the issue of how one can compare game theoretic models with one another and proposes a meta-model for how this can be done. Article IV, “Deterring the Dauntless – Appraising the Effects of Naval Deterrence against the Somali Piracy”, estimates whether and to what extent Somali piracy was deterred by the naval intervention.

Abstract [sv]

Avskräckning är ryggraden i militär strategi. Att avhålla en motståndare från engiven handling med hot om våld är definitionen av avskräckning. Redan frånkalla krigets början har det funnits en stark forskningstradition av att studeraavskräckning med hjälp av spelteori. Det finns också goda epistemiska skäl föratt studera avskräckning som spel. Genom att placera det strategiska samspelet icentrum av analysen, möjliga utfall åskådliggörs och spelarnas möjliga strategierblir synbara. Vetenskapliga diskussioner om olika vetenskapliga modellers lämplighetoch modelljämförelse spelar därför en viktig roll i forsningomavskräckning:från underliggande antaganden och representation av avskräckning till teori ochevidens. Artikel I analyserar mellan modell och teori samt vad som händer närrationalitetsantagandet byts ut mot ett prospektteoretiskt antagande. ArtikelII försvarar och ommodellerar Schellings idé om irrationella hot för effektiv avskräckning.Artikel III avhandlar hur olika avskräckningsmodeller kan jämförasmed varandra och föreslår en metamodell. Artikel IV skattar om och i vilkenutsträckning de somaliska piraterna blev avskräckta av de marina operationerna.137

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2022. p. 45
Series
TRITA-ABE-DLT ; 2147
Keywords
Deterrence Theory, Game Theory, Theory of Science
National Category
Philosophy
Research subject
Philosophy
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-310128 (URN)978-91-8040-101-2 (ISBN)
Public defence
2022-05-17, F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26, Videolänk https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67966254272, Stockholm, 15:00 (English)
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Försvarshögskolan, Krigsvetenskap
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QC220422

Available from: 2022-04-22 Created: 2022-03-22 Last updated: 2023-10-12Bibliographically approved

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