INTA 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Graham T. Allison, Rationality, Decision-Making
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It is the study of the management of external relations and activities of nation states as distinguished by their domestic policies. Approaches to foreign policy: traditional approach. Involves being informed about a government"s external policies. Gain insight into the activity of foreign policy makers. Must understand nation"s history of foreign policy: comparative approach. Build systematic theories and explanations of foreign policy. Ranking on relative importance of these variables: bureaucratic structures and process approach. Focuses on the organizational context of decision making. Different and complementary ways of understanding american decision making during. Organizational processes (concrete foreign policy emerges from cluster of governmental organizations that look after their own best interests and follow standard operating procedures) Bureaucratic politics model (portrays individual decision makers: cognitive processes and psychology. Focused on the individual decision maker with focus on psychological aspect: multilevel and multidimensional approach. The general theories: social constructivist approach. Over time, countries tend to develop lasting set of ideas about .