IGESSIGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)

This course will provide an overview of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), examining the processes and actors involved in foreign policy decision-making.

The course objectives are: (1) to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in foreign policy decision-making; (2) to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of the contexts, pressures and constraints with which policy-makers must deal; (3) to enable students to demonstrate their ability to engage in comparative analysis of the foreign policies of major powers.

英語 / English

This course will first examine the key concepts and theories in foreign policy analysis (FPA), which are essential for understanding the contexts, pressures and constraints with which policy-makers must deal. These include the Rational Actor Model, the cognitive and psychological approaches, the bureaucratic politics approaches, the role of history and identity in foreign policy, and other internal-external factors influencing foreign policy decisions. After examining the major approaches in FPA, students will conduct case studies. For this reason, students will be required to give a group presentation based on readings relating to the foreign policies of the major states.
Comments for assignments are given during class and office hours. Please note that the teaching approach may vary according to which threat level we are at: at level 1, 70% of this course will be held on campus, though at level 2, 50% will be held on campus.

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1：Introduction

Course outline

2：Actors and Structures　

Identifying the actors and structures influencing foreign policy

3：The Rational Actor Model　

Examining models and approaches to foreign policy decision-making from a rational actor perspective

4：Cognitive and Psychological Approaches I

Examining cognitive and psychological models which identify boundaries to rational decision-making

5：Cognitive and Psychological Approaches II

Examining cognitive and psychological models that identify boundaries to rational decision-making

6：The Role of Advisers and Bureaucracies

Examining the role of bureaucracies in foreign policy decision-making

7：Domestic Influences: Public Opinion and Media

Examining the role of the public and the media in foreign policy decision-making

8：External Influences: The Impacts of International Structures

Examining how the structural distribution of states' capabilities constrains the policy options that are realistically available to policy-makers

9：Case Studies I: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

10：Case Studies II: The United States and the Iraq War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

11：Case Studies III: The United Kingdom and the Iraq War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

12：Case Studies IV: The Yom Kippur War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

13：Case Studies V: The Syrian Civil War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

14：Final Exam and Wrap-up

Final exam,
Review weeks 1-13

Students will be required to pore over the chapters of the books listed in the reference section before attending the lecture. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.
Students are expected to prepare for their presentations under the instructor's guidance.

No textbook will be used. However, students are required to read some chapters of the books listed in the reference section.

Smith, Steve, Hadfield, Amelia and Dunne,Tim. (eds), Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases. Third edition. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Alden, Chris and Amnon, Aran. (eds), Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches. Second edition. Routledge, 2017.

Morin, Jean-Frédéric, and Paquin, Jonathan, Foreign Policy Analysis: A Toolbox . Palgrave Macmilan, 2018.

Mintz Alex and DeRouen, Karl R. Jr, Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making . Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Hudson, Valerie M. Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic And Contemporary Theory . Third edition. Rowman & Littlefield Pub, 2019.

Breuning, Marijke. Foreign Policy Analysis: A Comparative Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Contributions to class discussion and group presentations (45%), Final examination (55%).
Regarding a group presentation, the performance of each student will also be assessed by the Group Evaluation Form. Students in the same presentation group will be required to evaluate each other independently and confidentially so that the instructor can effectively assess individual contribution to the group.

Handouts to be provided in a timely manner.

Some course materials will be delivered via the Hoppii.

Non-GIS students wishing to take part in this course should have adequate English skills to complete the course work and assignments.

None.