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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.
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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
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Laura Neack is a professor in the department of political science at Miami University in Oxford, OH. She has served as the editor-in-chief of International Studies Perspectives and president of the Foreign Policy Analysis section of the International Studies Association. Her recent books include Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively: Cases and Analyses, Fourth Edition; The New Foreign Policy: Complex Interactions, Competing Interests, Third Edition; and Global Society in Transition.
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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.
