Simulating the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in the Undergraduate Classroom

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Loggins
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Real World ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Concrete World

A simulation of the foreign policy decision-making process, as described in this article, can assist an instructor in linking students' abstract understanding of complex political events, circumstances, and decision making to the real-world interplay of the multiple factors involved in decision making. It is this type of active learning that helps bring a student's abstract understanding into the concrete world. Instead of being passive learners relying on an instructor's knowledge, students are active participants in the learning process.

scholarly journals Missing in Analysis: Women in Foreign Policy–Making

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Karen E Smith
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Foreign Policy Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Abstract Foreign policy analysis (FPA) opens the “black box” of the state and provides explanations of how and why foreign policy decisions are made, which puts individuals and groups (from committees to ministries) at the center of analysis. Yet the sex of the decision-maker and the gendered nature of the decision-making process have generally been left out of the picture. FPA has not addressed questions regarding the influence of women in foreign policy decision-making processes or the effects of gender norms on decision-making; indeed, FPA appears to be almost entirely gender-free. This article argues that “gendering” FPA is long overdue and that incorporating gender into FPA frameworks can provide a richer and more nuanced picture of foreign policy–making.

scholarly journals ASPECTOS CONSTITUCIONAIS E INSTITUCIONAIS DA INTERAÇÃO ENTRE EXECUTIVO/LEGISLATIVO NO PROCESSO DE TOMADA DE DECISÃO EM POLÍTICA EXTERNA NO CHILE / CONSTITUTIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE INTERACTION IN FOREIGN POLICY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN CHILE

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (25) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Bruno Pasquarelli
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Institutional Aspects

A política externa é uma política pública, tanto em seu desenho, quanto em sua formulação e em sua gestão, sendo executada frente à uma ampla gama de atores estatais, instituições governamentais e não governamentais. Entretanto, diferentemente de uma política pública comum, a política externa corresponde a todas as ações projetadas dentro de um Estado e que desdobram no meio externo; ademais, não está circunscrita ao plano internacional, mas também à variáveis de natureza endógena e com fatores internos, tais como o regime político, os processos decisórios e a liderança. Desta maneira, o artigo objetiva destacar o funcionamento do processo decisório, a tramitação de projetos de lei, e as relações entre Executivo e Legislativo no presidencialismo chileno em matérias de política externa, evidenciando como as instituições políticas influenciam na tomada de decisão de políticas públicas. Para tanto, serão observados documentos formais e informais, considerando aspectos institucionais, constitucionais e regimentais.

SOUTH AFRICA'S EMERGING PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY AND SOFT POWER

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Masters
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Policy Decision Making

This analysis considers the emergence of South Africa's parliamentary diplomacy, or the role of Parliament on the international stage, since 1994. The early discourse both within Parliament and in academic analysis, reflects an emphasis on the role of oversight and the role of Parliament in the foreign policy decision-making process. Recognition of the role of parliamentary diplomacy has been slow to develop, although Parliament is increasingly acknowledging its role as an international actor. This has seen the development of structures and policy to support this. The value of parliamentary diplomacy as part of a country's international relations, however, remains an area in need of further deliberation. This analysis begins by unpacking the concept of parliamentary diplomacy before addressing the emerging role and value of parliamentary diplomacy for South Africa, particularly through the linkages between parliamentary diplomacy and soft power in promoting foreign policy.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF PARTY COMPETITION IN FOREIGN POLICY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF BRAZIL AND CHILE

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (30) ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Bruno Pasquarelli
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Party Competition ◽  
Socialist Party ◽  
Veto Players ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Policy Decision Making

The study analyzes the decision-making process in foreign policy, examining the governments of the Workers Party in Brazil and the Socialist Party in Chile, investigating how international acts may be the object of legislative and partisan action and, most important, that is subjected to conflict/consensus between government and opposition. Considering the foreign policy as a public policy, the methodological assumption of this study assumed that political parties are important actors in the decision-making process, acting as veto players and influencing international acts from ideological variables and composition of coalitions.

The Intersection of War and Politics

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Bush Administration ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Bureaucratic Politics ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Military Doctrine ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Further Development

This study examines the decision-making process of the George W. Bush administration which led to the decision in late 2006 to order the Iraq troop surge. The study analyzes whether the bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy decision making can accurately explain the events of the case. The study seeks to further test the explanatory power and descriptive accuracy of the bureaucratic politics model, while also attaining a more textured, academic understanding of the decision-making process leading to the Iraq troop surge. The decision to order the troop surge in Iraq is one of the more important decisions in post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy and continues to impact U.S. strategy in Iraq, Afghanistan, and overall military doctrine. Finally, the author endeavors to contribute to the further development and refinement of the bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy decision making.

Sequences in Foreign Policy Decision Making

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Representative Work

Discussion of some representative work from the scholars of foreign policy provides a review of the literature that can guide researchers in examining the separate yet interrelated stages of the decision-making process and that can demonstrate the importance of sequences in the process of foreign policymaking.

scholarly journals Nature Of Media Diplomacy In Influencing Foreign Policy Decision Making Process In Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 6212-6228
Author(s):  
Festus Aduol Odiemo ◽  
Prof. Pontian Godfrey Okoth
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
The Media ◽  
Policy Decision Making

The media's diplomatic function has been studied in relation to the advanced communication technologies that have led to the allocation of a more far- reaching role to the media in the conduct of diplomacy. The main research gap that this study aims at covering lies in the actual media diplomacy influence on the foreign policy decision making process at implementation phase. Despite the attention given to the media's potential to affect foreign policy decisions, their involvement is still confined to a largely instrumental  role and more importantly, one that influences  the process of decision making, rather than the decision outcomes. This study analysed media diplomacy influence on foreign policy decision making process in Kenya at implementation phase. The objective of this study was to examine the nature of media diplomacy in influencing foreign policy decision making process in Kenya. It is established that media plays a complementary role to diplomacy in foreign policy implementation and hence shapes the outcome of foreign policy in Kenya. The article concludes that media diplomacy can play a significant role in the foreign policy implementation. The study hence recommends that Kenya should establish a strong regional media network, an effective diplomatic strategy to bridge the gaps in foreign policy process and train diplomats on effective media relations.

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