Seeking a new world order? US foreign policy and international relations
Andrew Butfoy
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives This subject has three key objectives (a) to introduce students to aspects of US foreign policy - especially its context, formulation, substance and consequences; (b) to enhance the ability of students to engage in reasoned, soundly structured and well presented debate on the role of Washington in the international system; and (c) to suggest ways in which an examination of US foreign policy at second-year level can be seen as a stepping-stone to a deeper study of international relations.
Synopsis The subject will be looked at in its post-1945 historical context; however, most of the subject deals with the period since 1991. The transformation of US relations with Moscow will therefore provide one reference point while a range of current policy issues will provide another. The major contemporary issues looked at include the way in which the US is responding to the challenges of interdependence; US attempts to stabilise international order (both within and outside of the context of the United Nations); and the factors which help shape decision making in Washington.
Assessment Essay (3000 words): 50%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%
Recommended texts
Kegley C and Wittkopf E American foreign policy: Pattern and process 5th edn, St Martin's/Macmillan, 1996
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