A major new introduction to, and interpretation and reassessment of, the nature of foreign policy in the light of changing political conditions, international and domestic. It argues that despite the forces of globalization foreign policy is an essential part of the life of any state and a focal point for both political agency and democratic accountability.
Table of contents:
Foreign Policy in International Relations
The Politics of Foreign Policy
PART I: AGENCY
Actors: The Responsible Decision-makers
Agents: Bureaucracy and the Proliferation of External Relations
Rationality in Foreign Policy
Implementation: Translating Decisions and Capabilities into Action
PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL
Living in the Anarchical Society
Transnational Reformulations
PART III: RESPONSIBILITY
The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy
The Constituencies of Foreign Policy
On Purpose in Foreign Policy
Table of contents:
Foreign Policy in International Relations
The Politics of Foreign Policy
PART I: AGENCY
Actors: The Responsible Decision-makers
Agents: Bureaucracy and the Proliferation of External Relations
Rationality in Foreign Policy
Implementation: Translating Decisions and Capabilities into Action
PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL
Living in the Anarchical Society
Transnational Reformulations
PART III: RESPONSIBILITY
The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy
The Constituencies of Foreign Policy
On Purpose in Foreign Policy