Course Description
The processes by which decision makers select choices and foreign policy strategies. Rational, cognitive, and cultural explanations will be explored.
Athena Title
Foreign Policy Dec Making
Prerequisite
INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do the following: Describe and critique the major approaches to understanding the role of decision making in international relations, explain how these approaches differ in their assumptions about the capacities of policymakers, and how these capacities affect the conduct of country behavior.
Topical Outline
Classical Approaches Contemporary Rationalism Decision Making in Groups Decision Making and Institutions Early Cognitive Approaches Contemporary Cognitive Psychology Behavioral Decision Theory Norms and Values Constructivism Post-Modern and other Critical Perspectives