Foreign Policy Analysis

teaching tools and historical examples

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2525-8036.2023.42691

Keywords:

Foreign Policy Analysis, Foreign Policy Theory, Political Science, International Relations, Review

Abstract

In this paper, we reviewed the book “Foreign Policy Analysis: a Toolbox”, authored by the political science professors Jean-Frederic Morin and Jonathan Paquin. This work, which introduces students to the field of Foreign Policy Analysis, was thought as a “toolbox” from which students and researchers may take references, ideas, and concepts that will aid them in their research. The book contains ten chapters, and it presents a series of theories concerning decision-makers, bureaucratic actors, political institutions, social actors, rationality, culture, and the structure of the international system. We noticed the lack of detailing in regard to specific foreign policy theories and authors - which could have been contextualized in a better way -, as well as deeper discussions about case studies - which could have been better explored, as the field of foreign policy analysis contains many of such studies. Nevertheless, we believe the authors were successful in presenting a wide variety of theories and approaches - in fact, more theories we present than one would expect from an introductory textbook. This allows students of International Relations and Foreign Policy to extend their view concerning how this field is scientifically studied. We believe this textbook is a valuable teaching aid or coursebook for foreign policy analysis classes in Political Science or International Relations programs.

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Author Biographies

Renato Victor Lira-Brito, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco e Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Doutorando, Mestre e Bacharel em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Brasil. Especialista em Ciência de Dados, em Docência no Ensino Superior e MBA em Gestão Pública. Editor Executivo da Revista Política Hoje. Atualmente, realiza período sanduíche e ministra o Curso de Desenho de Pesquisa e Escrita Profissional em Ciência Política na Universidade Federal de Campina Grande. Foi Estagiário-Docente em Política Externa I e Política Externa II - DCP/UFPE. Foi Pesquisador do Pró-Defesa IV. Integra a organização do Congresso Nacional de Relações Internacionais. É membro do GT de Enfrentamento ao Tráfico de Pessoas em Pernambuco, vinculado ao Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 6ª Região. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-8469. Contato: renatovictor2006@hotmail.com.

Estevão Luiz de Lacerda Vidal Albuquerque Melo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Bacharelando em Ciência Política com Ênfase em Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brasil. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-6279. Contato: estevao.melo@ufpe.br.

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Published

2023-10-27

How to Cite

LIRA-BRITO, R. V.; MELO, E. L. de L. V. A. Foreign Policy Analysis: teaching tools and historical examples. Revista de Ciências do Estado, Belo Horizonte, v. 8, n. 2, p. 1–13, 2023. DOI: 10.35699/2525-8036.2023.42691. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e42691. Acesso em: 20 may. 2024.