FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS

PSIR632

Course Code: PSIR632
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the behavior of states and gain the ability to critically evaluate complex foreign policy decisions,
Learn the main theoretical approaches that try to explain the development of Foreign Policy Analysis and the foreign policy decision-making process,
Gain knowledge of the levels of analysis used in understanding foreign policy decisions,
Gain knowledge about decision-making models and explain how decision-making mechanisms work,
Learn the rational actor model used in decision making and have the ability to compare it with other models,
Analyze the factors that affect the foreign policy decisions of the decision maker and the actors that affect the decision maker,
Gain knowledge and analysis ability to evaluate the impact of public opinion on the foreign policy production process from an academic perspective.
Can discuss current foreign policy issues using a range of theoretical and conceptual approaches.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) whose foundations were laid after the World War II. FPA, which mainly focuses on the decision-making processes of the states in foreign policy, has become a lively academic field that examines many factors at different levels and qualities that affect the foreign policy decisions of states, ranging from the psychology of decision makers to the global system, from public pressure to organizational structures, and in this context, benefiting from different disciplines. The course will be completed in six stages. The first of these will be to understand the actors and decision-making processes in the international arena in the Foreign Policy Analysis process. Secondly, the basic analysis levels used in FPA application will be learned. In the third part, the decision-making processes in foreign policy and the rational actor model will be examined in detail. In the fourth part, all factors affecting foreign policy decisions will be evaluated. In the fifth part, it will be examined whether the public opinion of the country has an effect on foreign policy decisions. In the sixth and final part, the foreign policy decisions made by the states based on their previous practices will be evaluated and the ability to analyze in accordance with current and future situations will be gained.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	The actors and decision-making processes in the international arena in the Foreign Policy Analysis process
3^rd Week	Theoretical approaches that try to explain the foreign policy decision-making process
4^th Week	Analysis level approaches used in foreign policy analysis
5^th Week	Foreign policy decision-making processes
6^th Week	The rational actor model used in the FPA process
7^th Week	Other models used in the FPA process
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	Factors affecting the foreign policy decisions of states I
10^th Week	Factors affecting the foreign policy decisions of states II
11^th Week	Public opinion and its impact on the foreign policy production process
12^th Week	The influence of leaders on the foreign policy making process
13^th Week	Forward-looking implications: FPA's future challenges
14^th Week	Student Assignments

Recommended or Required Reading

Alcaro, R. and Tocci, N. (2021). `Navigating a Covid World: The European Union's Internal Rebirth and External Quest, The International Spectator (56): 2, pp. 1-18.
Alden, Chris ve Amnon, Aran. Foreign Policy, Globalization and the Study of FPA, Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches, New York, Routledge, 2012, ss. 78-91.
Allison, Graham and Zelikow, Philip. Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Cri-sis, 2nd ed. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999.
Allison, Graham. Küba Füze Krizi, Dış Politika: Teoriler, Aktörler, Örnek Olaylar, ss. 256-283.
Breuning, Marijke. Foreign policy analysis: a comparative introduction,(Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
Checkel, J. T. (1998). The Constructivist Turn in International Relations Theory, World Politics 50 (2), 324-348.
Çuhadar, Esra, Dış Politikada Karar Birimleri Açısından Karar Alma Süreçleri ve Türkiye Örneği, Dış Politika Teorileri Bağlamında Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, der. Ertan Efegil ve Rıdvan Kalaycı, Ankara, Nobel Yayınları, 2012, ss. 289-313.
Hermann, Margaret G. "How Decision Units Shape Foreign Policy: A Theoretical Frame-work," International Studies Review 2, no. 2 (Summer, 2001), pp. 47-81.
Houghton, D. P. (2007). `Reinvigorating the Study of Foreign Policy Decision Making: To-wards a Constructivist Approach, Foreign Policy Analysis 3(1), pp. 24-45.
Hudson, V. M. (2007). Foreign policy analysis: Classic and contemporary theory. Rowman & Littlefield: US, pp. 3-162.
Hudson, Valerie M. and Vore, Christopher S. Foreign Policy Analysis Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Mershon International Studies Review, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Oct. 1995), pp. 209-238.
Hudson, Valerie M. Foreign policy analysis: classic and contemporary theory, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007), pp. 3-33.
Hudson, Valerie, Dış Politika Analizinin Tarihi ve Evrimi, Dış Politika: Teoriler, Aktörler, Örnek Olaylar, der. Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield ve Tim Dunne, çev. Nasuh Uslu, İs-tanbul, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kütüphanesi, 2016.
Irving, Janis. Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes, 2nd ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
Jervis, R. (2013). `Do Leaders Matter and How Would We Know, Security Studies (22): 2, pp. 153-179.
Jervis, Robert. Perception and Misperception in International Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976.
Karadağ, Haluk. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Yeni Bir Boyut: Kamu Diplomasisi. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık, 2016, ss. 117-143.
McDermott, Rose. Political Psychology in International Relations. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2004.
Mingst, Karen A. Essentials of International Relations. University of Kentucky, Chapter 6. 2003.
Mintz, Alex ve DeRouen, Karl Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Neack, Laura, The New Foreign Policy: Complex Interactions, Competing Interests, Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
Panebianco, S. and Fontana, I. (2018). `When Responsibility to Protect 'Hits Home': The Refu-gee Crisis and the EU Response Third World Quarterly (39): 1, pp. 1-17.
Redd, Steven B. The Influence of Advisers on Foreign Policy Decision Making: An Experi-mental Study, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jun. 2002), pp. 335-364.
Robinson, Piers, Medya ve Kamuoyunun Rolü, Dış Politika: Teoriler, Aktörler, Örnek Olay-lar, ss. 168-187.
Rosenau, James N. "The Premises and Promises of Decision-Making Analysis," in James Rosenau, The Scientific Study of Foreign Policy. New York: Frances Pinter and Nichols Publishing. Chapter 12, 1980.
Singer, David. The Level-of-Analysis Problem in International Relations, World Politics, Vol. 14, No. 1, The International System: Theoretical Essays (Oct. 1961), pp. 77-92.
Smith, Steve. Foreign Policy Analysis and International Relations, Journal of International Studies, Vol.16, No.2, 1987, pp. 345-348.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	4	40
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	55	55
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	50	50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	4	20	80
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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