Course Description

PO334 Foreign Policy Analysis 0.5

A critical review of theories of foreign policy-making in international politics. Topics include systemic, state and domestic level analyses of the sources of foreign policy, the effects of national differences in policy-making structures and processes on decisions, and the issue of "learning" in foreign policy. Illustrative case studies will be drawn primarily, but not exclusively, from Canadian and U.S. experiences.

Prerequisite: PO231, PO232 (or permission of the Department).

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Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor