Foreign Policy Analysis: Continuity and Change in Its Second Generation

by Laura Neack, Jeanne A. K. Hey, Patrick J. Haney

Through a broad-reaching collection of readings, this text illustrates the recent "second generation" scholarship in foreign policy analysis. Building on the first generation of scholarship, "Comparative Foreign Policy", this work has a more quantitative and "positivist" approach, using real-world examples blended with theoretical discussions to help bridge the theory and practice of foreign policy. It also includes introductory notes and critical thinking questions at the beginning of each chapter which help orient students to the readings. This text is intended for use on graduate level courses on American Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy-Making, and Policy Analysis in departments of political science.

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

Reviews

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

the evolution of foreign policy scholarship is elaborated in this book, focusing particularly on the so-called second generation. while influenced heavily by the positivist idea, the pluralistic approach offered in this book provides a closer look at the theory through an inquisitive and individualistic foreign policy case.