Foreign Policy Analysis: New approaches

197 Pages·2016·0.77 MB·English

by  Chris Alden

Foreign Policy Analysis
Building on the success of the first edition, this revised volume re-invigorates
the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations.
It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in
relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provides a
concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis.
Focusing on how foreign policy decision making affects the conduct of
states in the international system, the volume analyses the relationship
between policy, agency and actors, in a rapidly changing environment.
Features of the second edition include:
• a wider range of contemporary case studies and examples from around
the globe;
• analysis of new directions in foreign policy analysis including foreign
policy implementation and the changing media landscape;
• fully updated material across all chapters to reflect the evolving research
agenda in the area.
This second edition builds on and expands the theoretical canvas of foreign
policy analysis, shaping its ongoing dialogue with international relations
and offering an important introduction to the field. It is essential reading
for all students of foreign policy and international relations.
Chris Alden is a Professor in the Department of International Relations
at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He also
holds a post as a research associate at the Department of Political Sciences,
University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Amnon Aran is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International
Politics at City University London, UK.
‘This revised edition is not just an excellent introduction to Foreign Pol-
icy Analysis; the authors’ critical engagement with the subject should help
to carry its research agenda forward.’
– Christopher Hill, Professor of International Relations,
University of Cambridge, UK
‘I highly recommend this second edition. It does an exceptional job at
blending current research and wide-ranging, globe-spanning contempo-
rary examples. The authors introduce the state-of-the-art and the “big
questions” in foreign policy research in a very accessible and engaging way.’
– Juliet Kaarbo, Professor of Foreign Policy,
University of Edinburgh, UK
Foreign Policy Analysis
New approaches
Second edition
Chris Alden and Amnon Aran
Second edition published 2017
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Names: Alden, Chris. | Aran, Amnon.
Title: Foreign policy analysis: new approaches / by Dr. Chris Alden and
Dr. Amnon Aran.
Description: Second edition. | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;
New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016025348 | ISBN 9781138934283 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781138934290 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781315442488 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: International relations.
Classification: LCC JZ1242 .A45 2017 | DDC 327.1—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016025348
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Contents
List of acronyms vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Foreign policy analysis: an overview 1
2 Foreign policy decision making 19
3 Bureaucracies and foreign policy 45
4 The domestic sources of foreign policy 63
5 Foreign policy analysis and the state 87
6 Foreign policy, globalization and the study of foreign
policy analysis 107
7 Foreign policy and change 125
8 Conclusion 149
Bibliography 161
Index 177

Acronyms
ANC African National Congress
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BPM bureaucratic politics model
BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
CW Cold War
DDR Democratic Republic of Germany
DFA Department of Foreign Affairs
EU European Union
EUFOR RD Congo European Union Force in the Democratic
Republic of Congo
FPA foreign policy analysis
GT globalization theory
HS historical sociology
IBSA a diplomatic grouping, now defunct, involving India, Brazil and
South Africa
IEMP ideology, economic, military, political model
IMF International Monetary Fund
IR international relations
IOC Islamic Organisation Conference
MNC multinational cooperation
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGO non-governmental organization
NSA National Security Administration
NSC National Security Council
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PH poliheuristic theory
PT Partido dos Tralbahadores
SOP standard operating procedures
viii Acronyms
TNA transnational actors
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNSC United Nations Security Council
US United States
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
WB World Bank
WHS Weberian historical sociology
WWII World War II
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following people for their support and assis-
tance with this book. To Craig Fowlie and Nicola Parkin of Routledge
who provided us with the necessary time to complete this project. Cyn-
thia Little has done a wonderful job of copy editing our book, Professors
Margot Light and Christopher Hill, and the late Professor Fred Halli-
day, who provided inspiration for this book at different times and in dif-
ferent ways, deserve our sincere gratitude. Professor Kim Hutchings of
the Department of International Relations at LSE and Professor Maxi
Schoeman of the Department of Political Sciences, University of Preto-
ria, supported Chris Alden’s sabbatical and made the completion of the
manuscript possible. To Filippo Dionigi for being an excellent research
assistant.
Our thanks to Ms. Hannah Pettersen for the excellent research assist
work carried out for the preparation of the second edition.
Finally our respective families – Kato, Rachel. Jonathan and Amelia,
Shani, Yoav and Assaf – for all their love, care and support.