Process tracing is a method that aims to trace causal mechanisms as they play out in real-
world cases using in-depth case studies. The analytical focus is on understanding the …

Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making presents a psychological approach to
foreign policy decision making. This approach focuses on the decision process, dynamics …

Laboratory experiments, survey experiments, and field experiments occupy a central and
growing place in the discipline of political science. The Cambridge Handbook of …

Many of the strengths of research in Foreign Policy Analysis have been overlooked by role
theorists. Role theorists often assume that roles are shared across elites and masses, that …

This book's introduction to foreign policy analysis focuses on decision makers and decision
making. Each chapter is organised around puzzles and questions to which undergraduates …

War and security foreign policies 152 Why states prefer certain military/strategic options over
others: the role of strategic culture 157 Preventing war: creating stable balances of power …

Current research in foreign policy analysis (FPA) is vibrant and multidimensional; it bridges
gaps with adjacent disciplines, the policymaking community, and the larger field of …

Foreign policy in the new millennium looks different from the traditional state-centered, top-
down edicts issued by nation states throughout the 20th century. New actors and new …

Scholars engaged in foreign policy analysis (FPA) have forged new paths of inquiry
essential to opening the black box of domestic politics and policymaking in an effort to …

The Bush administration's decision-making process leading to the invasion of Iraq in 2003
has been singled out for its many shortcomings: failure of intelligence; lack of debate …