Foreign Policy Theories, Actors, Cases

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Pub. Date: 2008-02-25
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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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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