The rationale of Power Transition Theoryâ??rational choice perspective.

Power Transition Theory" (PTT) demonstrates the powerful and systemic research. Their deduction of the occurrence of wars almost perfectly matches with the real world. However, there are still several cases that rising states did not challenge hegemons as PTT predicted, even if the capabilities of challengers are bigger than the hegemon. It seems to be an anomaly in PTT. But, this paper will show it is not an anomaly in PTT after clarifying the basic assumption that state is a rational, unify actor, which will try to maximize its utility.Furthermore, the scholars of PTT only noticed the war options of actors; they ignored other possible options for the actors. Through rational choice approach, this paper will present an interaction framework of the hegemons and challengers while the capabilities of challengers are bigger than hegemons. Then, we will find the interaction of the players act more likely as PTT predicts. In doing so, the interaction framework will be expected to cumulate PTT in both additive and integrative way. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]