Foreign Policy Analysis 1600-SZD-SPEC-BPZ-PA
During the classes, the main concepts related to the research approach of foreign policy analysis are discussed. The course is primarily theoretical. At the same time, students are encouraged to use the knowledge acquired to develop their own research project. Schedule of the course: characteristic of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA); theories of International Relations (IR) and their application to FPA; influence of decision-makers and bureaucracy on shaping foreign policy; impact of institutions and social actors on foreign policy; relations between culture and foreign policy; practical application of FPA (case studies).
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_01 - to the extent necessary for existing paradigms to be revised - a worldwide body of work, covering theoretical foundations as well as general and selected specific issues - relevant to a particular discipline
within the social sciences
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
WG_03 - scientific research methodology in the field of the social sciences
WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of modern civilisation from the perspective of the social sciences
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UK_05 - speaking a foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages using the professional terminology specific to the discipline within the social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international scientific and professional environment
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KO_01 - fulfilling the social obligations of researchers and creators
KO_02 - fulfilling social obligations and taking actions in the public interest, in particular in initiating actions in the public interest
KO_03 - think and acting in an entrepreneurial manner
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Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the
permitted number of explained absences: Attendance at classes (1 absence allowed), active participation in discussions during classes, project preparation (below).
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session):Conditions for obtaining a course pass: completion of a group task and attendance at classes. Each group prepares a mini-project regarding the foreign policy of a selected country towards a specific problem/country. In written form (max. 2 pages, in points), the group defines the research problem, formulates a hypothesis, research questions, goal and indicates a useful method in the field of foreign policy analysis. Groups present their projects during classes. The final grade can be increased by participating in class discussions.
Evaluation criteria: Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: Evaluation of the project prepared by students as part of a team work and evaluation of discussion activity during classes.
Implementation of a mini-research project 0-80%; active discussion during classes: 0-20%; attendance requirement (see above).
Practical placement
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Bibliography
D. Beach, Analyzing Foreign Policy, Basingstoke 2012. S. Burchill, The National Interest in International Relations Theory, New York 2005.
C, Cantir, J. Kaarbo, Contested Roles and Domestic Politics: Reflections on Role Theory in Foreign Policy Analysis and IR Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis (2012) 8.
A. Dudek, Decydowanie w polskiej polityce zagranicznej (1992-1997), Warszawa 2019.
J.D. Hagan, Does Decision Making Matter? Systemic Assumptions vs.Historical Reality in IR Theory, International Studies Review 2001, no. 3 (2).
E. Haliżak (red.), Badanie polityki zagranicznej państwa, Warszawa 2018. D.P. Houghton, Reinvigorating the Study of Foreign Policy DecisionMaking: Toward a Constructivist Approach, Foreign Policy Analysis 2007, no. 3 (1).
V.M. Hudson, Foreign Policy Analysis: Actor-Specific Theory and the Groundof International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis 2005, no. 1 (1).
A.I. Johnston, Strategic Cultures Revisited. Reply to Colin Gray. Review of International Studies 1999, no. 25 (3).
J. Kaarbo, Foreign Policy Analysis in the Twenty-First Century: Back toComparison, Forward to Identity and Ideas, International Studies Review 2003, no. 5 (2).
L. Klymenko, M. Siddi, Exploring the link between historical memory and foreign policy: an introduction, International Politics (2020) 57.
T. Knecht, M.S. Weatherford, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: The Courses of Presidential Decision Making, International Studies Quarterly 2006, no. 50 (3). H. Morgenthau, Politics among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, New York 1948.
J.-F. Morin, J. Paquin, Foreign Policy Analysis. A Toolbox, Cham, 2018.
N. Pijović, How States Order the World: A Typology of “Core” and “Peripheral” Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis (2020) 16.
T. Pugacewicz, Teorie polityki zagranicznej, Kraków 2017. J.N. Rosenau (ed.), The Scientific Study of Foreign Policy, New York-London 1966.
M. Schafer, Science, Empiricism and Tolerance in the Study of Foreign Policy Making, International Studies Review 2003, no. 5 (2).
S. Smith, A. Hadfield, T. Dunne, Foreign Policy. Theories, Actors, Cases, Oxford 2008.
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