POLS219-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Foreign Policy Analysis

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and empirics of foreign policy analysis. The first part of the course addresses some general questions about the subject, such as: what is foreign policy and how do we study it? It then examines key factors and approaches in foreign policy analysis, beginning with traditional rational actor and bureaucratic decision-making approaches, and ending with more recent trans-national perspectives. Case studies are used throughout to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of the different theoretical approaches, with the emphasis on foreign policy doctrine and implementation in the United States and New Zealand.

Prerequisites

15 points in POLS at 100-level. Students not meeting the prerequisites but with at least a B average in 60 points in appropriate courses may be admitted to take Political Science and International Relations courses at the 200-level with the approval of the Department coordinator.

Course Coordinator

Alex Tan

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
In-class midterm test 21 Aug 2017 30% This test will include all materials covered in lectures and seminars from the beginning of the semester to the class day prior to the midterm test
In-class final test 16 Oct 2017 30% This test will cover all materials covered from the first day of the semester to the last class day.
Classroom participation 10% Students are expected to have read the assigned readings and should attend class ready to participate in class discussions
Reading Summary 10% Each will be assigned to summarize one reading in the class reading list (2 pages)
Foreign policy brief (report). 29 Sep 2017 10% approximately 1000-1250 words in length
In-class diplomatic dialogue simulation exercise 09 Oct 2017 10% This assessment will be conducted in-class using the research conducted for the foreign policy brief

Textbooks / Resources

Smith, Steve, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. 2012. Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases 2nd edition.
Other readings will be made available in the class LEARN website.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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