THE DECONSTRUCTION OF THE BILLIARD BALL: FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS

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This study approaches foreign policy analysis, which is primarily concerned with developing systematic foundations for foreign policy tendencies of states through generalizable mid-size explanations, from a theoretical and conceptual perspective. The study, in the first place, through a discussion of agent-structure debate, attempts at distinguishing foreign policy analysis from international relations and emphasizes the fact that foreign policy analysis is primarily an actor and process-oriented approach. An analysis of individual level explanations marked by rational choice and psychological approaches is followed by a discussion devoted to process oriented approaches. Studies that focus on the impact of institutional and domestic political processes with an emphasis on public opinion, media and interest groups are examined. The last part of the study deals with cultural and emotional dimensions of foreign policy analysis.

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Foreign Policy Analysis , Leaders , Processes

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi