Making American foreign policy / Ole R. Holsti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holsti, Ole R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Public opinion.

Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989--Decision making.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989---Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations--Public opinion.

Public opinion--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

In "Making American Foreign Policy" Ole Holsti, one of the deans of U.S. foreign policy analysis, examines the complex factors involved in the policy decision-making process including the beliefs and cognitive processes of foreign policy leaders and the influence public opinion has on foreign policy. The essays--in addition to being both theoretically and empirically rich--are historical in breadth including essays on Vietnam as well as contemporary in relevance including essays on public opinion and foreign policy after 9/11. This book will bring together for the first time the classic essays of one of our most respected analysts of foreign policy.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Beliefs, Perceptions, and Opinions in Policy Making [2005] 1

Part I Foreign Policy Leaders: Beliefs and Cognitive Processes

2 The Belief System and National Images: A Case Study [1962] 23

3 Cognitive Process Approaches to Decision-Making: Foreign Policy Actors Viewed Psychologically [1976] 33

Part II Opinion Leaders, Public Opinion, and American Foreign Policy

4 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Challenges to the Almond-Lippmann Consensus [1992] 55

5 The Three-Headed Eagle: The United States and System Change [1979] 89

6 Vietnam, Consensus, and the Belief Systems of American Leaders [1979] / James N. Rosenau 105

7 Liberals, Populists, Libertarians, and Conservatives: The Link between Domestic and International Affairs [1996] / James N. Rosenau 151

8 Promotion of Democracy as Popular Demand? [2000] 179

9 A Widening Gap between the U.S. Military and Civilian Society? Some Evidence, 1976-96 [1998-99] 207

10 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy [2001] 237

11 A Return to Isolationism and Unilateralism? American Public Opinion, Pre- and Post-September 11 [2003] 269

Part III Conclusion: Theories of International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis

12 Theories of International Relations [2004] 313

13 Concluding Thoughts on American Foreign Policy [2005] 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-381) and index.

ISBN:

041595374X

0415953758

OCLC:

62290465

Publisher Number:

9780415953740

9780415953757