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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
• Discuss the course objectives
• Discuss the course content with the students
• Discuss the syllabus
• Identify the main issues
• Discuss the grading policy
• Discuss the course objectives
• Discuss the course content with the students
• Discuss the syllabus
• Identify the main issues
• Discuss the grading policy
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Review the syllabus
Read Neack 2011, pp. 1-9
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2) |
• Define foreign policy
• Define domestic policy
• Define decision-making
• Define foreign policy analysis
• Compare decision-making in domestic and foreign policy
• Define foreign policy
• Define domestic policy
• Define decision-making
• Define foreign policy analysis
• Compare decision-making in domestic and foreign policy
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 10-16 |
3) |
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Identify evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Define the individual level of analysis
• Define the state level of analysis
• Define the system level of analysis
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Identify evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Define the individual level of analysis
• Define the state level of analysis
• Define the system level of analysis
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 17-32. |
4) |
• Identify the main characteristics of the individual level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the individual level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of individual level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of individual level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the individual level
• Identify the main characteristics of the individual level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the individual level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of individual level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of individual level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the individual level
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 29-64. |
5) |
• Identify the main characteristics of the state level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the state level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of state level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of state level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the state level
• Identify the main characteristics of the state level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the state level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of state level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of state level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the state level
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 187-200. |
6) |
• Identify the main characteristics of the system level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the system level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of system level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of system level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the system level
• Identify the main characteristics of the system level of analysis
• Analyze decision making at the system level in foreign policy
• Discuss the main weaknesses of system level of analysis in foreign policy
• Discuss the main strengths of system level of analysis in foreign policy
• Analyze a case study at the system level
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 65-94. |
7) |
• Identify outcomes in domestic policy
• Identify outcomes in foreign policy
• Identify strategies in foreign policy
• Compare strategies of states in foreign policy
• Discuss the outcomes and strategies at the system level
• Identify outcomes in domestic policy
• Identify outcomes in foreign policy
• Identify strategies in foreign policy
• Compare strategies of states in foreign policy
• Discuss the outcomes and strategies at the system level
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Read Falk, Richard. 1980. “The Iran Hostage Crisis: Easy Answers and Hard Questions.” American Journal of International Law: 411–17. |
8) |
• Identify strategies in foreign policy
• Compare strategies of states in foreign policy
• Discuss the outcomes and strategies at the three levels of analysis
• Analyze the international organizations’ strategies
Discuss the shortcomings of collective decision-making
• Identify strategies in foreign policy
• Compare strategies of states in foreign policy
• Discuss the outcomes and strategies at the three levels of analysis
• Analyze the international organizations’ strategies
• Discuss the shortcomings of collective decision-making
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Watch film: ‘No Man’s Land’ |
9) |
• Define various tools of foreign policy
• Compare the foreign policy tools used by different countries
• Analyze the advantages of different foreign policy tools
• Analyze the weakness of main foreign policy tools
• Apply the debate on the foreign policy tools to a case study
• Define various tools of foreign policy
• Compare the foreign policy tools used by different countries
• Analyze the advantages of different foreign policy tools
• Analyze the weakness of main foreign policy tools
• Apply the debate on the foreign policy tools to a case study
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 111-128 |
10) |
• Identify the domestic sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the extent to which internal politics can influence foreign policy
• Compare the influence of internal politics on foreign policy in different countries
• Discuss the interaction between domestic and foreign policy
• Apply the analysis of the interaction to a case study
• Identify the domestic sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the extent to which internal politics can influence foreign policy
• Compare the influence of internal politics on foreign policy in different countries
• Discuss the interaction between domestic and foreign policy
• Apply the analysis of the interaction to a case study
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 117-144. |
11) |
• Identify the international sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the extent to which international politics can influence foreign policy
• Compare the influence of international politics on foreign policy in different countries
• Discuss the interaction between domestic and foreign policy
• Apply the analysis of the interaction to a case study
• Identify the international sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the extent to which international politics can influence foreign policy
• Compare the influence of international politics on foreign policy in different countries
• Discuss the interaction between domestic and foreign policy
• Apply the analysis of the interaction to a case study
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Read Neack 2011, pp. 33-48. |
12) |
• Evaluate students via mid-term exam
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Midterm Exam
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
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13) |
• Discuss the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Discuss each level of foreign policy analysis
• Discuss the foreign policy tools
• Discuss the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Discuss the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Discuss the future of foreign policy
• Discuss the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Discuss each level of foreign policy analysis
• Discuss the foreign policy tools
• Discuss the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Discuss the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Discuss the future of foreign policy
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Read the passage from the hand out distributed in the class |
14) |
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the future of foreign policy
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the future of foreign policy
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15) |
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
Analyze the future of foreign policy
• Analyze decision-making in foreign policy in the world
• Analyze the evolution of the study of foreign policy
• Analyze each level of foreign policy analysis
• Analyze the foreign policy tools
• Analyze the foreign policy outcomes and strategies
• Analyze the domestic and international sources of foreign policy
• Analyze the future of foreign policy
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