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Department of International Relations · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Why did the Soviet Union collapse? Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003? Why does North Korea continue to pursue a nuclear weapons program, despite almost universal condemnation? Why would China seek to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific? Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) is the subfield of International Relations that seeks to explain foreign policy behaviour. In order to answer questions like those posed above, this course surveys the subfield of FPA, introducing its key concepts, modes of analysis and classic texts. By doing so, the course aims to equip students with tools to systematically investigate and analyse who and what matters in making foreign policy, as well as when particular factors are most likely to exert influence on foreign policy outcomes.
Short Essay (1,500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Multiple Choice Quiz
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Research Essay (3,000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This course comprises some 130 hours of activity over 12 weeks, both interactive/seminar based and independent research. The course comprises a maximum of 6k words of assessment or the equivalent. Please note this is a general guide, averaged over the semester and the final hours ultimately depend on the individual's ability in reading and writing.
There is no prescribed text for this course. All readings will be made available via wattle. However, the recommended text is: Hudson, Valerie M., and Benjamin S. Day. 2019. Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory. Third Edition. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. This text is available online via the ANU library at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/anu/detail.action?docID=5841893