INQ-300 | US Foreign Policy

Full Title: Problems in US Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era

Topic Description:

An examination of the contemporary problems in the making of U.S. foreign policy after the Cold War. Topics will include the policy process, the institutional context, decision-making theory and American diplomatic history. The course engages quantitative reasoning, oral presentations, writing and critical thinking skills. Questions will include: How do issues get onto the policy-making agenda? How much power do the executive/legislative branches exercise in shaping policy? Do interest groups play a key role? How is policy formulated and with what effectiveness? In prescribing and processing policy where do the main challenges lie and what solutions might be ideal?

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: December 2011