POLS2000 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2, 2021

Unit study package code: POLS2000

Mode of study: Internal

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Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly

This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

POLS2000 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2, 2021

Faculty of Humanities School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry

POLS2000 Foreign Policy Analysis Bentley Campus 15 Jul 2021 School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Humanities

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The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS

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Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present. The Centre for Aboriginal Studies aspires to contribute to positive social change for Indigenous Australians through higher education and research.

Syllabus The unit introduces the comparative analysis of foreign policy for the development of professional skills in the field of foreign affairs. It examines individual, organisational, bureaucratic, societal, and/or state levels as well as situational and system variables in foreign policy making. The unit is designed to employ a wide range of approaches, including historical, normative, rational, behavioural, liberal, institutional, psychological and constructivist. Case studies and simulations are used to answer why and how decision-makers choose a particular policy.

Introduction How do states make and implement foreign policy? Can state decision-making and actions best be analysed as a ‘rational’ response to the constraints and opportunities given in the state's external decision-making environment? Or do things internal to the state's decision-making – the personalities and leadership styles of political leaders, the mass media, public opinion, bureaucratic turf wars, political structures, culture/social norms and others – play an influential role in foreign policy making? How do external and internal factors interact in the process of foreign policy making and implementation?

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) provides many different ways of understanding the conduct and significance of state, sub-state and non-state actors in foreign policy making. Although there is no consensus among these approaches, each is seen to contribute to a fuller picture of the workings of states and ultimately the international system. Indeed, FPA illuminates much that is otherwise left obscure in the study of International Relations. While International Relations emphasises the role and influence of structural constraints on the international system, FPA focuses on the inherent possibilities of human agency to affect and even change the international system.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of six Graduate Capabilities during their course of study. These inform an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and capabilities which employers would value in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the Graduate Capabilities through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes notify you of what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your knowledge of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Capabilities through the assurance of learning processes in each unit.

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Capabilities addressed

1 Identify and explain the policy making behaviour of major actors in contemporary international affairs

2 Analyse state policy making processes and differences in various national foreign policies

3 Identify and evaluate constraints and conditions that limit and shape the nature and scope of foreign policy

4 Explore and apply effective theoretical frameworks to interpret foreign policy





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Learning Activities Please note that in 2021 POLS2000 Foreign Policy Analysis will return to on-campus lectures (with iLecture recordings) and tutorials.

Module 1. Introduction

This module introduces ideas around analysing foreign policy and outlines important information about the unit overall.

See BOX 1.1 “key definitions” p. 14 in the textbook.

Module 2. Historical Experiences and Foreign Policy This module points to the historical foundations in particular patterns of foreign policy making in states.

Key questions:

l How do historical experiences and tradition become a foundation for foreign policy decision-making? l How do these factors influence the direction of policy planning and choices? l With what effects?

Module 3. Foreign Policy Analysis This module explores the history and evolution of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA).

Key questions:

l What is FPA? l Why do we need FPA in the study of International Relations (IR)? l How did the subfield of IR studies, FPA, initially emerge and develop over time? l What are the current issues & problems within FPA research?

Module 4. Realist Analysis of Foreign Policy This module examines the key elements of the most influential paradigm, Realism, explores the usefulness of Realism for the analysis of foreign policy, and points out the drawbacks of applying Realism to FPA.

Key questions:

l What are the assumptions, conditions and theories of Realism? l How is the paradigm of Realism applied to FPA? l What are the gaps/pitfalls of Realism for advancing the research of FPA?

Module 5. Liberalist Analysis of Foreign Policy This module examines the key elements of Liberalism, explores the application of Liberalism to the analysis of foreign policy, and identifies the drawbacks of applying Liberalism to FPA.

Key questions:

l What are the characteristics of Liberalism in the field of International Relations? l How is the tradition of Liberalism relevant to FPA?

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Culturally competent to engage respectfully with local First Peoples and other diverse cultures

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l What are the gaps/pitfalls of Liberalism for advancing the research of FPA?

Module 6. Constructivist Analysis of Foreign Policy This module provides the notion of Constructivism, examines the relevance of Constructivism to the analysis of foreign policy, and identifies the drawbacks of this approach to FPA.

Key questions:

l What is Constructivism? l How can this approach be applied to FPA? l What are the gaps/pitfalls of Constructivism for advancing the research of FPA?

Module 7. Actors, Structures, and Foreign Policy Analysis This module highlights the distinctiveness of FPA as a sub-field of International Relations study by examining the roles of actors and structures in foreign policy making.

Key questions:

l What is to be explained in FPA and on what grounds is it explained? l What roles do actors and structures play in the explanation of foreign policy-making? l Why is FPA a unique and distinguishable subfield of International Relations?

Module 8. Bureaucratic Politics Models This module examines a theoretical approach to foreign policy making that emphasises the importance of the policy process of internal bargaining within the state.

Key questions:

l What are the implications of bureaucratic politics models to the rational actor model? l What roles do bureaucrats play in the explanation of foreign policy-making? l Why are individuals in their organisational environments important in foreign policy-making?

Module 9. Rational and Psychological Decision-Making This module critically examines rational models of choice and explores the importance of cognitive models which identify the boundaries to rationality in decision-making.

Key questions:

l Do individuals matter in foreign policy decision-making? l How are the cognitive processes through which decision-makers make their choices carried out? l When and how does leader personality affect foreign policy? l How important are perceptions, images, and stereotypes in foreign policy making?

Module 10. Implementation of Foreign Policy Making This module examines the implementation phase of foreign policy making, that is, it looks at how foreign policy decisions are transformed into actions.

Key questions:

l How is foreign policy implemented? l Why is it generally difficult for a state to convert their intentions into foreign policy outcomes? l How are resources, such as the geographical location of a country, transformed into a capability of the

state? l How do such capabilities shape negotiators’ policy options?

Module 11. Media and Public Opinion This module examines the impact of public opinion and mass media on foreign policy making and explores the





relationship between foreign policy making and the democratic process of accountability and responsiveness.

Key questions:

l Does public opinion really matter in foreign policy making? l If so, in what sense? l What are the roles of the press (legacy and new media) and television in foreign policy making? l Can the media help to enlighten public opinion?

Module 12. Transnational Activism and Foreign Policy This module explores how non-state actors get involved in the process of foreign policy making and examines the effectiveness of non-state actor participation.

Key questions:

l What is a Transnational Activist Network (TAN)? l How do TANs work? l How do TANs have an impact on foreign policy making? l Where does the source of their influence come from? l When and how do TANs succeed or fail?

Learning Resources Library Reading List

The Reading List for this unit can be accessed through Blackboard.

Essential texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

l Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne, eds., Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2016. http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/p?pid=CUR_ALMA21146444000001951

(ISBN/ISSN: 9780198708902)

Recommended texts

You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.

l Yasuo Takao, Is Japan Really Remilitarising? Monash University Press, 2008

(ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-876924-60-7)





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Assessment Assessment policy exemptions

l There are no exemptions to the assessment policy

Assessment schedule

*Please refer to the Late Assessment and the Assessment Extension sections below for specific details and conditions.

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Tutorial Presentation Tutorial presentations will be organised during the Week 2 tutorial. Each group will present once in class during the semester. Each student is required to present. In small groups:

1. Make a brief presentation in class about the main points and arguments made in the readings for your chosen topic

2. Lead student discussions (in-class AND online) on that week’s topic utilising questions formulated by the discussion leaders

What you must do: 1. Work with your fellow group members to plan what you will present and how you will run the discussion. You

do not have to cover every element within the topic but should still thoroughly demonstrate your understanding of the module.

2. Each leader should post discussion questions on the Online Discussion Board for their chosen topic at least 1 week prior to the presentation and engage with the online discussion. All students should also participate in the discussion for all of the unit’s topics.

3. Make sure the presentation is completed in a timely manner and the discussion flows well and stays on topic. 4. Submit your briefing paper through Turnitin within 48 hours of the presentation.

The Presentation and Discussion: l The whole presentation must not exceed 15 minutes (including all students presenting) – how the presentation

will look is up to the group. l Your presentation should be accompanied by PowerPoint slides or another visual aid which outlines the main

Task Value % Date Due

Unit Learning

Outcome(s) Assessed

Late Assessments Accepted?*

Assessment Extensions

Considered?*

1

Presentation 20% Week: On-going from Week 4 Day: In Your Tutorial Time: In Your Tutorial

1,2,3,4 Yes Yes

2

Essay 30% Week: 6 Day: Friday 3 September 2021 Time: 11.59pm AWST

1,2,3,4 Yes Yes

3

Policy analysis paper 50% Week: 13 Day: Sunday 24 October 2021 Time: 11.59pm AWST

1,2,3,4 Yes Yes





points of the presentation clearly and concisely. You can also include any relevant graphics, charts or tables. l So long as the questions are focused on the topic and encourage discussion, it is up to the discussion leaders to

decide what to post. Each student should post 1-3 questions, but can post more if they wish. l All leaders should post questions on Blackboard and participate in the discussion. l It is up to the discussion leaders to decide how the discussion in class and online will run/be structured.

The Briefing Paper: l Approximately 1 page long - dot points are okay, so long as the paper is clear. l The briefing should include an outline of what you covered in your section and why you and your group chose

to focus on those particular aspects of the topic. You can discuss what makes the points covered important in understanding the topic, how the ideas covered contributed to your learning and how these ideas worked with what was covered by the rest of the group.

l You can also include some points about how the presentation and discussion went, if you wish. l In addition to the 1-page summary, you should include screenshots of the slides used for your section of the

presentation. l Each student submits their own briefing – the whole group cannot submit the same briefing.

Submit via Turnitin

Assessments must be submitted via the relevant Turnitin submission point/s in this unit’s Blackboard.

You may generate a Turnitin Similarity report for your draft assessments by submitting them at any time to the “Turnitin Draft Assessment Check” submission point. These submissions will not be reviewed or marked.

One Final assessment submission point is provided and you may submit to this point only once. A Similarity report will be generated at the time of submission. Your submitted file will be marked.

If you believe you have submitted the incorrect file, please contact the Unit Coordinator for further instructions.

2. Essay (mid-term essay) should be 2,000 words, excluding footnotes and the reference list.

As is standard with assessments in the Humanities, an allowance of 10% of the word limit is made on either side of the limit (that is, the essay can be between 1,800 to 2,200 words).

Choose only one out of multiple essay questions. The essay questions are available on Blackboard in the Assessments tab and the assessment will be discussed further during the week 3 tutorials.

The aim of the the first essay assignment is to:

1. Assess your understanding of the unit materials and 2. Evaluate your arguments/thought given the unit materials.

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3. Policy Analysis Paper

The Policy Analysis Paper (PAP) is the capstone experience of the International Relations curriculum. The PAP is expected to be an analytical product, 2,500 words (+/- 10% and excluding footnotes and a reference list) in length, in which students examine and develop problem solutions for foreign policy or diplomatic issues presented by a client organisation (the specific topic for the PAP will be available on Blackboard). The PAP provides students the opportunity to integrate the technical skills and specialised knowledge they have gained from POLS2000.

In a fictional setting for educational purposes, students essentially serve as unpaid consultants to client organisations. They work with their clients to define specific issues, design research strategies, gather data, formulate and evaluate options, and finally, make actionable recommendations.





A specific structure for the PAP will be outlined below. If a paper deviates from this structure, a very good reason for the different structure must be clearly apparent and discussed with the Unit Coordinator prior to the due date, otherwise a marking penalty will be imposed.

A specific case(s) and a specific scenario(s) will be given for this assignment. Please note this will be on a separate document to the assessment instructions.

The steps of policy analysis that you will conduct are as follows:

l Define and frame a policy problem. l Identify the key stakeholders (individuals and groups) within the issue. l Identify the relevant criteria needed to choose the “best” policy. l Identify or create alternative solutions. l Assess the outcome of each alternative in terms of each criterion. l Assess the trade-offs between alternatives. l Identify barriers to implementation. l Recommend the best alternative. l Communicate your recommendation and the reasoning behind it to decision-makers and/or clients.

Structure of your Policy Analysis Paper:

1. Subject: The Subject/case should not exceed two lines. 2. Summary: The Summary should condense the key messages to the client organisation. The

recommendation should also be briefly stated here. 3. Issue: The Issue section entices the reader to read on. It states what has happened, is happening,

will happen or might happen that requires his or her attention. When appropriate, it states what strengths, weaknesses, opportunities or threats exist.

4. Background/Perspectives: The Background section briefly provides historical and other information, such as the current status of the issue, to bring the reader up to speed on the issue and sets the stage for your analysis.

5. Analysis: Analytical considerations provide the facts, arguments, opinions and analysis needed to show that the Conclusion or Recommendation is a sound response to the Issue. This section is the core of your briefing and should discuss possible alternative policies regarding the issue.

6. Recommendation(s): The Recommendation(s) do more than state a desired outcome. This section tells the client organisation precisely what you would like them to do to bring about the desired outcome.

7. Reference List: Your reference list demonstrates the depth and the breadth of your reading.

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Failure to attempt and submit an assessment will result in a 'Fail-Incomplete' grade for the unit irrespective of the mark achieved.

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2. For each additional 24 hour period commenced an additional penalty of 10% of the total marks allocated for the assessment item will be deducted; and

3. Assessment items submitted more than 168 hours late (7 calendar days) will receive a mark of zero.

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3. Timely submission of this information supports the assessment process. For applications that are declined, delayed submission may have significant ramifications on the possible marks awarded.

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Program calendar

Program Calendar – Semester 2 2021

Week Begin Date

Lecture/Seminar Tutorial Activity Assessment Due

0 19 July Orientation Week

1. 26 July Module 1: Introduction to Unit

Introductory Tutorial

2. 2 Aug Module 2: Historical Experiences & Foreign Policy

Presentation Briefing and Sign-Up

3. 9 Aug Module 3: Foreign Policy Analysis

Essay Briefing

4. 16 Aug Module 4: Realism Discussion 1: Realism and Foreign Policy

Presentations Start This Week (Ongoing)

5. 23 Aug Module 5: Liberalism Discussion 2: Liberalism and Foreign Policy

6. 30 Aug Module 6: Constructivism Discussion 3: Constructivism and Foreign Policy

Essay Due Friday 3 September by 11.59pm AWST

7. 6 Sept Tuition Free Week

8. 13 Sept Module 7: Actors Structures & Foreign Policy Analysis

Policy Analysis Paper Briefing

9. 20 Sept Module 8: The Bureaucratic Politics Model

Discussion 4: Bureaucratic Politics

10. 27 Sept Module 9: Rational & Psychological Decision

Making

Discussion 5: Rational & Psychological Decision

Making

11. 4 Oct Module 10: The Implementation of Foreign

Policy

Discussion 6: Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy

Instrument

12. 11 Oct Module 11: Media and Public Opinion

Discussion 7: Media and Public Opinion

13. 18 Oct Module 12: Transnational Activism and Foreign Policy

Student Consultations Policy Analysis Paper Due Sunday 24 October by

11.59pm AWST

14. 25 Oct Study Week

15. 1 Nov Examinations

16. 8 Nov Examinations





Documents

POLS2000 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2, 2021