Genuinely International In Scope And Drawing On A Wide Range Of Examples From Around The World, This Major New Introduction To Foreign Policy Analysis Focuses On The Key Explanatory Factors That Underlie The Foreign Policies Of States And Other Actors To Show How Theory Can Illuminate Practice. 1. Introduction : Analyzing Foreign Policy -- Defining 'foreign Policy' -- What Is The Analysis Of Foreign Policy? -- What Is Theory? -- A Theoretical Toolbox For The Study Of Foreign Policy -- The Assumptions And Core Arguments Of The Theoretical Tools -- Part I. What States Want -- 2. System-level Factors -- Structural Realism : The Survival Of Egoistic States In An Anarchic World -- Liberalism : Institutions And Interdependence Creates A New Context For States -- Constructivism : Different Cultures Of Anarchy, National Interests And Identity -- 3. Domestic Factors -- Neoclassical Realism : Anarchy With A Domestic Face -- Liberalism : Opening Up The Black Box -- Social Constructivism At The State Level : Interest And Identity Construction -- Part Ii. Decision-making -- 4. Understanding The Choice Situation -- The Rational Actor Model (ram) -- Cognitive Theories : A More Realistic Understanding Of The Collection And Processing Of Information -- 5. Making Choices --^ Cognitive And Social-psychological Theories Of Decision-making -- The Politics Of Choice : Foreign Policy Decisions As The Product Of Political Battles -- Part Iii. What States Do -- 6. Security Policies -- War And Security Foreign Policies -- Why States Prefer Certain Military/strategic Options Over Others : The Role Of Strategic Culture -- Preventing War : Creating Stable Balances Of Power -- Preventing War : Deterrence And Coercive Diplomacy -- Preventing War : Strong Liberal Theories On Transformations Due To Democracy And Interdependence -- Conflict Resolution And The Termination Of International Conflicts -- 7. Diplomacy -- Negotiations As A Form Of Diplomacy -- Two-level Games -- Negotiations And Culture -- 8. Economic Foreign Policies -- Trade Policies -- Economic Sanctions And Aid : The Sticks And Carrots Of Economic Statecraft -- Foreign Developmental Aid -- 9. A Transformation Of State Foreign Policy-making? -- Globalization And The End Of The State-centric World? --^ Foreign Policy-making Beyond The State? -- 10. Analyzing Foreign Policy : Research Strategies And Methods -- Choosing Research Questions -- Choosing An Appropriate Research Strategy -- Deductive, Theory-testing Research Designs -- Inductive, Theory-building Research Designs -- The Methodology Of Post-structuralist Foreign Policy Analysis : A Brief Guide -- Conclusions. Derek Beach. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 243-266) And Index.

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Beach, Derek

Macmillan International Higher Education

Macmillan Publishers Limited

Palgrave MacMillan

Campbell Books Ltd

Red Globe Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

2012, FR, 2012

London, 2012

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Cover 1
Half Title 2
Title 3
Copyright 4
Dedication 5
Contents 7
List of Illustrative Material 9
List of Abbreviations 12
1 Introduction: Analyzing Foreign Policy 13
Defining ‘foreign policy’ 13
What is the analysis of foreign policy? 15
What is theory? 18
A theoretical toolbox for the study of foreign policy 24
The assumptions and core arguments of the theoretical tools 28
PART I WHAT STATES WANT 40
2 System-Level Factors 41
Structural realism: the survival of egoistic states in an anarchic world 44
Liberalism: institutions and interdependence creates a new context for states 57
Constructivism: different cultures of anarchy, national interests and identity 67
3 Domestic Factors 72
Neoclassical realism: anarchy with a domestic face 73
Liberalism: opening up the black box 80
Social constructivism at the state level: interest and identity construction 97
PART II DECISION-MAKING 104
4 Understanding the Choice Situation 105
The Rational Actor Model (RAM) 108
Cognitive theories: a more realistic understanding of the collection and processing of information 111
5 Making Choices 125
Cognitive and social-psychological theories of decision-making 127
The politics of choice: foreign policy decisions as the product of political battles 140
PART III WHAT STATES DO 157
6 Security Policies 158
War and security foreign policies 159
Why states prefer certain military/strategic options over others: the role of strategic culture 164
Preventing war: creating stable balances of power 165
Preventing war: deterrence and coercive diplomacy 168
Preventing war: strong liberal theories on transformations due to democracy and interdependence 171
Conflict resolution and the termination of international conflicts 176
7 Diplomacy 179
Negotiations as a form of diplomacy 180
Two-level games 187
Negotiations and culture 190
8 Economic Foreign Policies 192
Trade policies 193
Economic sanctions and aid: the sticks and carrots of economic statecraft 201
Foreign developmental aid 203
9 A Transformation of State Foreign Policy-Making? 205
Globalization and the end of the state-centric world? 205
Foreign policy-making beyond the state? 215
10 Analyzing Foreign Policy: Research Strategies and Methods 220
Choosing research questions 220
Choosing an appropriate research strategy 226
Deductive, theory-testing research designs 229
Inductive, theory-building research designs 245
The methodology of post-structuralist foreign policy analysis: a brief guide 247
Conclusions 248
Bibliography 250
Index 274

Genuinely International In Scope And Drawing On A Wide Range Of Examples From Around The World, This Important New Text Provides An Accessible Introduction To The Key Elements Of Foreign Policy Analysis. Analyzing Foreign Policy Examines The Wide Range Of Factors That Explain Why States And Other Actors Behave In The Way They Do. Showing How Theory Can Illuminate Practice, Derek Beach Explores How Different Theoretical Approaches – Including Structural Realism, Liberalism And Constructivism – Can Be Applied To Deepen Our Understanding Of Events And Actions. The Book Covers All Aspects Of The Policy Process – From What States Want And How Decisions Are Made Through To What States Actually Do Across Security, Economic And Diplomatic Policies. Derek Beach Also Assesses Whether We Are Witnessing A Fundamental Shift In The Nature Of Foreign Policy As A Result Of Globalization And The Rise Of New Non-state Actors. The Concluding Chapter Introduces Readers To The Various Research Methods Available For The Study Of Foreign Policy. Engagingly Written, This Text Is The Ideal Starting Point For All Who Wish To Understand And Explain The Drivers Of Contemporary Foreign Policy.

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