Foreign Policy Analysis

AY2016/2017 Semester 1

The course is divided in two parts. The first part provides and historical background and overview of foreign policy analysis theoretical perspectives (realism, liberalism and constructivism) and how it relates to International Relations. The second part focuses on the various factors and components that influence and shape decision making in foreign policy, namely actors, structures, media and public opinion, various models, implementation strategies and instruments, economic statecraft, national security and transnational issues considerations. Each unit will include analysis and practical exercises of concrete foreign policy case studies.