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Foreign Policy Analysis Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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A review of the field of foreign policy analysis can be found in this paper, where the authors examine how foreign policy decisions are made and assume that human beings, acting individually or in collectivities, are the source of much behavior and most change in international politics.Abstract:
The catalytic shock of the end of the Cold War and the apparent inability of international relations (IR) theory to predict this profound change have raised questions about how we should go about understanding the world of today. Our inherited tools and ways of describing the international arena seem not to work as well as they once did. To explain and predict the behavior of the human collectivities comprising nation-states, IR theory requires a theory of human political choice. Within the study of IR, foreign policy analysis (FPA) has begun to develop such a theoretical perspective. From its inception, FPA has involved the examination of how foreign policy decisions are made and has assumed that human beings, acting individually or in collectivities, are the source of much behavior and most change in international politics. This article reviews the field of foreign policy analysis, examining its research core and its evolution to date. The overview also looks forward, pointing to the future, not only of FPA itself, but to the implications that future developments in FPA may have for the study of international relations.read more
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Foreign Policy Analysis: Actor‐Specific Theory and the Ground of International Relations
TL;DR: The actor-specific focus in international relations (IR) is defined by as discussed by the authors as "the argument that all that occurs between nations and across nations is grounded in human decision makers acting singly or in groups".
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Grasping the democratic peace: principles for a post-Cold War world
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The sources of military doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany between the world wars
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The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations
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