Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Trim: 7¼ x 10¼
978-1-4422-7790-8 • Hardback • September 2019 • $109.00 • (£84.00)
978-1-4422-7791-5 • Paperback • September 2019 • $50.00 • (£38.00)
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Valerie M. Hudson is professor and George H. W. Bush Chair at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Benjamin Day is associate lecturer in the department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
PART I. Overview and Evolution of Foreign Policy Analysis
1. Introduction: The Situation and Evolution of Foreign Policy Analysis: A Road Map
PART II. Levels of Analysis
2. The Individual Decisionmaker: The Political Psychology of World Leaders
3. Group Decisionmaking: Small Group Dynamics, Organizational Process, and Bureaucratic Politics
4. Culture and National Identity
5. Domestic Politics and Opposition
6. The Levels of National Attributes and International System: Effects on Foreign Policy
PART III. Putting It All Together, or Not
7. Theoretical Integration in Foreign Policy Analysis
8. The Future of Foreign Policy Analysis
This is a compelling and rewarding book that makes one wonder why it was not written years ago. Using an explicit conceptualization, rich detail, and a wide range of historical illustrations to depict an analytic focus that has preoccupied observers for a long time, Hudson has done a masterful job of synthesizing diverse materials that will be of great value in both the classroom and policymaking circles. (Previous Edition Praise)
— James N. Rosenau, The George Washington University
Valerie Hudson forcefully demonstrates the necessity of engaging in foreign policy analysis grounded in human decision making as the foundation for theory-building in international politics. To build her case she mines critical insights from over a half century of scholarship. New students and seasoned professionals will find her bold integrative perspective both provocative and instructive. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Charles F. Hermann, Texas A&M University
This readable and insightful treatise on foreign policy theory draws together strands from several schools of foreign policy research united by a common focus on the decision-making processes within states. Students will find this book highly useful in analyzing the complex configurations of agents that shape the political universe of the twenty-first century. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Stephen G. Walker, Arizona State University
A powerful analysis of literature, assumptions, and concepts that will be useful to students at undergraduate and graduate levels in history, political science, and international relations. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Marie Hooper, Oklahoma City University
Written specifically for advanced undergraduates
The first new text in a decade to offer an introduction to FPA
Ideal for courses on FPA and IR theory
Valuable in comparative politics courses for providing a more general framework to guide students’ country-specific analysis of foreign policy making