Understanding foreign policy : the foreign policy systems approach / edited by Michael Clarke and Brian White.
Contributor(s): Clarke, Michael
| White, Brian.
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BookPublisher: Aldershot, Hants, England : Brookfield, Vt., USA : E. Elgar ; Gower, 1989Description: vii, 222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 1852781238 .Subject(s): International relations -- ResearchDDC classification: 327 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 327 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00042055 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A concise introduction to the study of foreign policy, this textbook provides an essential guide to a major area of international politics which has become increasingly complex and sophisticated.
Understanding Foreign Policy focuses on the foreign policy systems approach. It explores how such a system can be understood, how it can be used to generate further ideas and how to recognize its limitations. The book examines the context and the international environment in which foreign policy systems must be seen; and it shows how the approach can be used for comparative study. In particular, it offers three avenues of theory - bureaucratic politics, psychological processes, and the policy implementation - as a way of illustrating the utility of the systems approach.
The book offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of foreign policy and will be essential reading for undergraduate courses on international politics.
Rev. ed. of: An Introduction to foreign policy analysis. 1981.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Analysing foreign policy: problems and approaches / Brian White -- The foreign policy system: a framework for analysis / Michael Clarke -- The context of foreign policy systems: the environment / David Allen -- The context of foreign policy systems: environment and structure / Christopher Farrands -- Perspectives on the foreign policy system: bureaucratic politics approaches / Steve Smith -- Perspectives on the foreign policy system: psychological approaches / John Vogler -- Perspectives on the foreign policy system: Implementation approaches / Michael Clarke and Steve Smith -- Comparing foreign policy systems: problems, processes and performance / Michael Smith.