Review and introduction of the book "Rational Choice and Security Studies, Stephen Walt and his Critics" مقدمة ومراجعة

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In other words, examining Walt's rational choice approach and formal-mathematical model can help us provide a clear alternative in the methodology of security studies. This critique and evaluation generally refers to critical articles against Walt's non-formal-empirical method, then shows Walt's responses in this regard, and finally evaluates and critiques the book as a whole and defends pluralistic methodology in the field of security studies in international relations. com The book in question contains a debate about the role of rational choice approaches, especially mathematical/formal models, in the field of international security studies. Many researchers still use rational choice models, including game theory and complex formal mathematical patterns, in economics, sociology, political science, and other fields. Stephen Walt, in his first article entitled “Seriousness and the Death of Rigor,” argues that recent applications of rational actor theory have been accompanied by weak hypotheses and insights about contemporary issues and security studies. Stephen Walt argues that security studies should embrace methodological pluralism and that rational choice theory should not be allowed to dominate the field. Formalizing social science theories, including a set of related propositions, cannot help researchers combine hypotheses, even in a coherent and logical way; 2- Martin argues that formalizing non-formal choice insights has significant benefits for researchers, but believes that formal insights often cannot create conditions for the correlation and logical coherence of propositions; 3- Martin argues that the formal approach is not more of a revision in security studies because 2/13 percent of articles are devoted to formal patterns.