Levels of analysis, models of decision-making, individual level, group psychology, bureaucracies, interest groups, public opinion, legislatures, making foreign policy

Essay topics/questions:

• Traditionally, foreign policy elites have faced only sporadic pressure from mass public opinion. Is the role of television and the Internet changing this relationship? If you were a top foreign policymaker, what steps could you take to keep TV news and blogs from shaping the foreign policy agenda before you could define your own goals and directions?

Study materials:

 Goldstein, J. & Pevehouse, J., 2014. International Relations. Pearson. Pp 126 – 151.