Various models are used by different schools of International Relations analysis to describe the ways states' leaders act to guide their state in the global system. Three of these are depicted graphically on this webpage. They include:
the "rational actor" model (usually associated with Realist Theory)
the "bureaucratic politics" or "organizational process" model (usually associated with Liberal Internationalist Theory)
the "pluralistic model" (usually associated with Liberal Internationalist Theory)
The Rational Actor Model of 5 steps in decision making by states in international relations
The Bureaucratic Politics / Organizational Process Model of decision making by states in international relations
The Pluralistic Model of decision making by states in international relations
