Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively - Cases and Analysis

Integrating theory and case studies, this cogent text explores the processes and factors that shape foreign policy. Following a levels-of-analysis organization, Neack considers all elements that influence foreign policy, including the role of leaders, bargaining, national image, political culture, public opinion, the media, and nonstate actors.

List of contents

Chapter One: Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively
Chapter Two: Rational Actors and National Interests
Chapter Three: Cognition and Leadership Orientation
Chapter Four: Ultimate Decision Units
Chapter Five: National Culture, Roles, and Institutions
Chapter Six: Domestic Politics
Chapter Seven: Public Opinion and Media
Chapter Eight: International Relations Theories and Foreign Policy
Chapter Nine: Conclusion: An Intermestic Arena with Linkage Actors

About the author

Laura Neack is professor of political science at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She is the author of National, International, and Human Security: A Comparative Introduction, Second Edition (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).

Summary

Integrating theory and case studies, this cogent text explores the processes and factors that shape foreign policy. Following a levels-of-analysis organization, Neack considers all elements that influence foreign policy, including the role of leaders, bargaining, national image, political culture, public opinion, the media, and nonstate actors.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Neack, Neack Laura
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781538109618
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0961-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: New Millennium Books in International Studies; New Millennium Books in Intern; New Millennium Books in International Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, American Government;Comparative Politics