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SPOL2210-1

Decision-making in foreign policy

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Duration :30h Th
Credits/ECTS :
2nd "licence" in political sciences3
2nd year of Master's degree in political sciences, internationals relations orientation, specialised approach4
DEA en relations internationales et intégration européenne4
3rd year of a management engineering's degree
Holder(s) :Simon Petermann
Course contents : The course attempts to unscramble the decision-making process in the field of foreign policy. Whe are de decision-makers ? In what conditions are decisions made ? Are decisions always rational ? What is the relative weight of lobbying/external pressures ? Who controls the process ? What are the consequences of globalisation ? The courses consists of two parts. The first part presents an analysis of the international society and of its main characteristics; specific features in foreign policy compared with home policy; political parties and foreign policy; relations between public opinion and foreign policy; the decision-making process in foreign policy, its foundations and its consequences. The second part of the course consists of case studies : France, the United Kingdom, the United States...
Course objective : The course aims at promoting a better understanding of decision-making processes in the field of foreign policy in the age of globalisation.
Prerequisites : none
Organization : Ex cathedra lectures though students are warmly invited to participate.
Written notes : A syllabus is available. Recommended reading. Most of the literature in the field is in English. The following list includes some useful reference works in French :

ROCHE J.J., Le système international contemporain, Paris, Montchrestien, 1994 ;
LAROCHE J., Politique internationale, Paris, L.G.D.J., 1998 ;
BADIE B. et SMOUTS M.Cl., Le retournement du monde - sociologie de la scène internationale, Paris, Presses de la FNSP & Dalloz, 1995 ;
SMOUTS M.Cl., Les nouvelles relations internationales. Pratiques et théories, Paris, Presses de Sciences Po, 1998 ;
BADIE B., Un monde sans souveraineté. Les Etats entre ruse et responsabilité, Paris, Fayard, 1999 ;
BONIFACE P., Manuel de relations internationales, Paris, Dunod, 1994 ;
MOREAU DEFARGES P., L'ordre mondial, Paris, A. Colin, 1998 ;
DE SERNACLENS P., Mondialisation, souveraineté et théories des relations internationales, Paris, A. Colin, 1998.
Assessment : Written examination both in the first and second session.
Contacts : Assistants : Olivier Goens et Rim Ben Achour (Office R10 - level 0 - tél. 04 366 43 89).




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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