GS 326: US Foreign Policy

Course description

An introduction to the institutions, processes, and debates of United States foreign policy. Examines the actors involved, both governmental and non-governmental, and offers an institutional and functional analysis of the national and international factors that shape U.S. foreign policy. Among the topics covered are: theories of how the foreign policy making process works; models of decision making process; tensions between democracy and foreign policy; the media and U.S. foreign policy; and current debates in U.S. foreign policy.

Units:4