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COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING

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Introduction	This course will focus on the ‘making of foreign policy’ and in doing so it will try to depart from the analytical and intellectual blinds imposed by the inflexible theoretical categories of neo-realism. While the course will use insights from neoclassical realism and neo-liberalism (both mainstream IR theories), much of the course will be guided by constructivist theoretical and methodological insights. Moreover, literature from psychology, sociology and organizational theories will be used to understand the various aspects of foreign policy decision making. The main aim of the course is to equip students to acquire the necessary skills to not only understand how foreign policy is made in various country settings, but also to better explain foreign policies, foreign policy behaviors and diplomatic practices of various countries.

Introduction

This course will focus on the ‘making of foreign policy’ and in doing so it will try to depart from the analytical and intellectual blinds imposed by the inflexible theoretical categories of neo-realism. While the course will use insights from neoclassical realism and neo-liberalism (both mainstream IR theories), much of the course will be guided by constructivist theoretical and methodological insights. Moreover, literature from psychology, sociology and organizational theories will be used to understand the various aspects of foreign policy decision making. The main aim of the course is to equip students to acquire the necessary skills to not only understand how foreign policy is made in various country settings, but also to better explain foreign policies, foreign policy behaviors and diplomatic practices of various countries.