Foreign Policy Theories, Actors, Cases

This ground-breaking text provides the ideal introduction to the ever-changing field of foreign policy. With a unique combination of theories, actors and cases in a single volume, the expert contributors provide students with a valuable and accessible introduction to what foreign policy is and how it is conducted. With an emphasis throughout on grounding theory in empirical examples, the textbook features a section dedicated to relevant and topical case studies where foreign policy analysis approaches and theories are applied. The expert team of contributors clearly conveys the connection between international relations theory, political science, and the development of foreign policy analysis, emphasizing the key debates in the academic community. New to this edition - New chapters on postcolonialism and gender support the growing inclusion of these topics in foreign policy teaching. - Foreign policy case study chapters in part three are fully revised with more systematic focus on Asia, and major revisions to the chapters on China, India, and Brazil to reflect contemporary discourse. - New chapter on aid diplomacy. - Available to all users of the e-book and Politics Trove, online resources have been fully updated and new multiple-choice questions for students added. Digital formats and resources The fourth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks - Additional online resources include self-test questions for students, PowerPoint slides for lecturers, and a timeline updated to show the latest key foreign policy events.

0 - Introduction
1 - The history and evolution of foreign policy analysis
2 - Realism and foreign policy
3 - Liberalism and foreign policy
4 - Constructivism and foreign policy
5 - Discourse Analysis, post-structuralism, and foreign policy
6 - Gender and foreign policy
7 - Postcolonialism and foreign policy
8 - Strategic assessment and grand strategy
9 - Making decisions: rational, psychological, and neurological approaches
10 - The national security state
11 - Economic statecraft
12 - Public diplomacy
13 - Aid diplomacy
14 - Global challenge: shaping climate change policy
15 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
16 - Neoconservatism and the domestic sources of American foreign policy: the role of ideas in Operation Iraqi Freedom
17 - China's approach to the protection of its interests overseas
18 - India and the world: civilizational narratives in foreign policy
19 - Brazil's rise and fall in world politics
20 - The Arab/Persian Gulf as a subregional security complex
21 - The European Union: building a common foreign policy
22 - Energy and foreign policy: EU-Russia energy dynamics
23 - The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria
24 - Global health governance and COVID-19

Sir Steve Smith is the UK Government's International Education Champion, and the Prime Minister's Special Representative to Saudi Arabia for Education. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 2002-2020 Prof Amelia Hadfield is Dean International and Head of Department of Politics at the University of Surrey. Professor Tim Dunne is Provost and Senior Vice-President at the University of Surrey. Nicholas Kitchen is Senior Lecturer of International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Power Competition, University of Surrey.