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POL200ZA(政治学 / Politics 200)
Foreign Policy Analysis

TAKESHI YUZAWA

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Faculty/Graduate school Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
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Year 2022
Class code A6295
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 火3/Tue.3
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Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
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Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
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Outline and objectives

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

Goal

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.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

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.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]:Introduction

Course outline

2[対面/face to face]:Actors and Structures 

Identifying the actors and (domestic and international) structures influencing foreign policy

3[対面/face to face]:The Rational Actor Model 

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

4[対面/face to face]:Cognitive and Psychological Approaches I (Cognitions, Emotions, Perceptions)

Examining cognitive and psychological models which identify boundaries to rational decision-making (Cognitions, Emotions, Perceptions)

5[対面/face to face]:Cognitive and Psychological Approaches II(Leader's personality and Leadership styles)

Examining cognitive and psychological models that identify boundaries to rational decision-making (Leader's personality and Leadership styles)

6[対面/face to face]:The Role of Advisers and Bureaucracies

Examining the role of bureaucracies in foreign policy decision-making

7[対面/face to face]:Domestic Influences: Public Opinion, Media, Interest Groups

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

8[対面/face to face]: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[対面/face to face]:Case Studies I: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

10[対面/face to face]:Case Studies II: The United States and the Iraq War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

11[対面/face to face]:Case Studies III: The United Kingdom and the Iraq War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

12[対面/face to face]:Case Studies IV: The Yom Kippur War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

13[対面/face to face]:Case Studies V: The Syrian Civil War

Case studies based on a group presentation and discussion

14[対面/face to face]:Wrap-up

Review weeks 1-13

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

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.

Textbooks

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

References

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.

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

Neack Laura, Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively: Cases and Analysis. Fourth edition. Rowman and Littlefield, 2018

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

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

Grading criteria

Contributions to class discussion and group presentations (45%), Final essay (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.

Changes following student comments

Handouts to be provided in a timely manner.

Equipment student needs to prepare

Some course materials will be delivered via the Hoppii.

Others

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

Prerequisite

None.