The Role of the Department of State in the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process

Author(s):  
Dorothy M. Sampas
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Masters

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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Karen E Smith

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.


2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Loggins

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.


Author(s):  
Bruno Pasquarelli

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.


Author(s):  
Bruno Pasquarelli

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.


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