Foreign policy analysis : new approaches / Chris Alden and Amnon Aran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alden, Chris.

Contributor:

Aran, Amnon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Physical Description:

163 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

This exciting new book aims to reinvigorate the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations. It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provides a concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis that are often ignored.

Focusing on how the process of foreign policy decision making affects the conduct of states in the international system, and analysing the relationship between policy, agency and actors, the work examines:

Foreign policy decision making

Foreign policy and bureaucracies

Domestic sources of foreign policy

Foreign policy and the state

Foreign policy and globalization

Foreign policy and change

This work builds on and expands the theoretical canvas of foreign policy analysis, shaping its ongoing dialogue with international relations and offering an important introduction to the field. It is essential reading for all students of foreign policy and international relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Foreign policy decision-making

Bureaucracies and foreign policy

The domestic sources of foreign policy

FPA and the state

Foreign policy, globalization and the study of FPA

Foreign policy and change

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415427982

0415427983

9780415427999

0415427991

9780203640999

0203640993

OCLC:

713567568