In this course, we will study the foreign policies of countries from around the world. However, our focus will not be on learning specific facts about particular countries or particular foreign policy events, as much as it will be on exploring the ways that scholars have studied foreign policy making and behavior. We will consider a sampling of research on foreign policy from four analytical angles to survey what scholars in the discipline think they have learned thus far. POL 374 is the more theoretical of the second tier courses.
Students learns how to disaggregate the foreign policy making process within and across countries.
The goal is to help the students learn comparative analysis with an eye toward building generalizations regarding the foreign policy making process and foreign policy objectives and behaviors. All other readings will be on reserve at King Library. Copyright law permits only one copy of each reading to be placed on reserve. Thus, there will be a great demand for the readings. I strongly advise you to make copies of the readings now for use throughout the semester.