WSU POL_S 103 - Foreign Policy Decision Making (2 pages)

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Poli Sci 103 Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I Liberalism II The Radical Critique III The Feminist Critiques IV Reflective Questions Outline of Current Lecture I Foreign Policy Decision Making II Influence on Foreign Policy Decision Making Current Lecture I Foreign Policy Decision Making Transnational Actors Countries International Organizations Multinational Organizations Nongovernmental Organizations Indigenous Nationalities Terrorist networks Individuals II Influence on Foreign Policy Decision Making International Polarity and polarization Geographic position Domestic Military capabilities Economic conditions Type of Government Most foreign policy decision making analysis centers around the exec branch Head of gov responsible for making policy Country needs to have a single voice abroad Heads of gov tend to make foreign policy as controllers of exec branch Policy Making as Rational Choice 1 Problem Recognition definition 2 Goal Selection 3 Identifications of Alternatives 4 Choice