Foreign Policy Theories, Actors, Cases

by Smith, Steve; Hadfield, Amelia; Dunne, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780199215294
• ISBN10: 0199215294
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This major new textbook introduces students to the dynamic and evolving field of foreign policy. The book opens with a consideration of different theoretical and historical perspectives; it then focuses on a range of actors and the goals they seek to advance; and it ends with a series of casestudies involving issues and crises relating to a wide range of different countries Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases is timely given the growing significance of foreign policy in the post-9/11 world. It will be essential reading for all students new to foreign policy.The book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre.Student resources:Interactive timelineWeb linksFlashcard glossaryInstructor resources:Three case studiesPowerPoint slides

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Foreign Policy Analysis: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

The History and Evolution of Foreign Policy Analysis

Realism and Foreign Policy

Liberalism and Foreign Policy

Constructivism and Foreign Policy

Analysing Foreign Policy: Actors, Context and Goals

Actors, Structures and Foreign Policy Analysis

Foreign Policy Decision Making: Rational, Psychological, and Neurological Models

Implementation and Behaviour

The Role of Media and Public Opinion

The Primacy of National Security

Economic Statecraft

Duties Beyond Borders

Foreign Policy Case Studies

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Canada and Antipersonnel Landmines

Neoconservatism and the Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy

India and the World Trade Organisation

Israeli-Egyptian (In)security: The Yom Kippur War

China and the Tian'anmen Bloodshed Of June 1989

Energy and Foreign Policy: EU-Russia Energy Dynamics

Britain and the Gathering Storm over Iraq

New Actors, New Foreign Policy: EU And Enlargement

Conclusion: Teaching Foreign Policy Case Studies

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