Foreign Policy Analysis

Building on the success of the first edition, this revised volume re-invigorates 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 foreign policy decision making affects the conduct of states in the international system, and analysing the relationship between policy, agency and actors, the volume examines: foreign policy and bureaucracies; domestic sources of foreign policy; foreign policy and the state; foreign policy and globalization; and foreign policy and change.

'I highly recommend this second edition to students and scholars of foreign policy. Foreign Policy: New Approaches does an exceptional job at blending current research and wide-ranging, globe-spanning contemporary examples. The authors introduce the state-of-the-art and the 'big questions' in foreign policy research in a very accessible and engaging way. The approaches covered in Foreign Policy: New Approaches include the traditional ones that are indispensable for students to know and newer areas such as the role of media, globalisation, and foreign policy change. This is an excellent up-to-date edition that is an ideal introduction to the subfield of Foreign Policy Analysis.' Juliet Kaarbo, Professor of Foreign Policy, University of Edinburgh, UK 'This revised edition is not just an excellent introduction to Foreign Policy Analysis; the authors' critical engagement with the subject should help to carry its research agenda forward.' Christopher Hill, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of Cambridge, UK

Autorentext

Chris Alden is a Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He also holds a post as a research associate at the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria.

Amnon Aran is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at City University London, UK.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Foreign Policy Decision Making

Chapter 3: Bureaucracies and Foreign Policy

Chapter 4: ****The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy

Chapter 5: FPA and the State

Chapter 6: Foreign Policy, Globalization and the Study of FPA

Chapter 7: Foreign Policy and Change

Chapter 8: Conclusion