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. Are social networks changing that relationship? If you were a top foreign policymaker, what steps could you take to keep the media 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.