DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
University of Ghana
INSTRUCTOR: BRAIMAH AWAISU IMURANA
POLI 447: FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
LECTURE TIME: EVERY TUESDAY 15:30 –
17:30pm @K. A. BUSIA BUILDING
CONTACT HOURS: STRICTLY BY
APPOINTMENT (10: 00am – 2: 00pm every Tuesday)
CONTACT NUMBER: 027 994 33 22
Email: braawaisu@yahoo.com
COURSE
OUTLINE AND READING LIST
FIRST
SEMESTER 2013/2014
Course Description: This course is a survey of the
various themes/issues pertaining to foreign policy decision making, implementation
and orientation. The course objective is to give students a comprehensive
understanding of the behavior of states in the international system. The themes
we will explore in our study will include the Nature and scope of foreign
policy; Foreign Policy Actions: Power, Capabilities and influence; International,
Domestic and Cultural Factors influencing Foreign Policy Decision Making of
states; Instruments of Foreign Policy Implementation; Diplomacy and Propaganda
as tools of foreign policy implementation; Prospects and Challenges of Foreign
Policy Analysis among others.
Course Requirement: The course has a lecture-discussion
format. It is therefore mandatory for all students to read the assigned
text/materials before attending lectures. The idea is to enable students to
contribute/participate effectively in class discussions. Lecture notes may be
given where necessary. The key text for this course will be photocopied and
made available to students at the general office of the department of political
science. Other readings will be cited in the course of the semester.
Mode of Examination: There will be two sets of examination. The first set
is a mid-semester exam with a corresponding value of 30%. The day, date and time shall be communicated to students in
class. The second exam will be taken by the end of the semester. The
corresponding value for the second exam will constitute 70%. Thus, the two examinations (30% + 70%) will be used to
determine the final grade.
TOPICS/THEMES FOR
DISCUSSION
·
Nature
and Scope of Foreign Policy
·
Foreign
Policy Actions: Power, Capabilities and influence
·
International,
Domestic and Cultural Factors influencing Foreign Policy Decision Making
·
Instruments of Foreign Policy
Implementation:
- Diplomatic Bargaining
- Propaganda
- The use of Economic Reward as an
instrument of Foreign Policy
- The use of sanctions as an instrument of
Foreign Policy
- The use of Foreign aid in Foreign Policy
·
Framing,
Marketing and Media effects of Foreign Policy Decision Making
·
Case Studies:
-
The
Marketing of the U.S. Invasion of Grenada, 1983
-
Neoconservatism
and Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: the role of ideas in Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
-
Israel-
Egyptian (in) security: the Yom Kippour War
·
Prospects
and Challenges of Foreign Policy Analysis
·
Course Evaluation and Revision
KEY REFERENCE TEXTS
§ Al-Rodhan, N.R.F. (2007). Symbiotic Realism: A
Theory of International Relations in An Instant and An
Independent World. London. Transaction Publishers.
§ Bruce Russet & Harvey Starr (1992). World
Politics: The Menu for Choice. 4th ed.W.H. Freeman and Company, New
York.
§ Breuning, M. (2007). Foreign
Policy Analysis: A Comparative Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan, U.S.A. pp.
169 - 174
§ Holtsi, K.J. (1995) International
Politics: A Framework for Analysis. 7th ed. Prenice Hall,
Eaglewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
§ Hudson, V.M. (2006). Foreign Policy Analysis:
Classic and Contemporary Theory. London. Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers.
§ Joseph Frankel, (1973). Contemporary
International Theory and the Behaviour of States. London, Oxford University
Press
§ Khanna, V.N. (2004). International
Relations. 4th ed. Delhi, Vikas Publishing House PVT Ltd.
§ Mintz, A. & Karl DeRouen Jr. (2009).
Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making. Cambridge University Press
pp. 121 - 169
§ Rourke, J.T. (2003). International
Politics on the World Stage. 9th ed. McGraw-Hill Companies.
