Foreign Policy Decision-Making (Revisited)

This classic work has helped shape the field of international relations and especially influenced scholars interested in how foreign policy is made. At a time when conventional wisdom and traditional approaches are being questioned, and when there is incr

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Burton Sapin

(REVISITED) Valerie M. Hudson, Derek H. Chollet

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James M. Goldgeier

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Foreign Poliey Deeision-Making ~ (Revisited) Richard C Snyder H. W. Bruck Burton Sapin With New Chapters by

Valerie M Hudson Derek H Chollet and farnes M. Goldgeier

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FOREIGN POLlCY OECISION-MAKING (REVlSITEO)

Copyright © The Estate of Richard C. Snyder, Valerie M. Hudson, Derek H. Chollet and James M. Goldgeier, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever withour written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2002 by PALGRAVE MACMILLANTM 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingsroke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN IS THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC IMPRINT OF THE PALGRAVE MACMILLAI' division of St. Martin's Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the Uni ted States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-4039-6076-4 ISBN 978-0-230-10752-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230107526 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Snyder, Richard Carlton, 1916Foreign policy decision-making (revisited) / Richard C. Snyder, H. W Btuck, Burton Sapin. p. cm. Originally published: Foreign policy decision-making. [New York] : Free Press of Glencoe, [1962]. With new chapters by Valerie M. Hudson, Derek H. Chollet and James M. Goldgeier. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4039-6076-4 (pbk.) I. International relations-Decision making. 2. International relations-Methodology. I. Btuck, H. W. (Henry W.) II. Sapin, Burton M. III. Tide. JZ1253.S65 2002 327.J'01-dc21 2002029241 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Leua Libre, Inc. Transferred to digital printing 2005 First edition: December 2002 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Contents

Foreword Burton M Sapin

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Foreign Poliey Deeision-Making: A Touchstone for International Relations Theory in the Twenty-First Century Valerie M. Hudson

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Decision-Making as an Approach to the Study of International Polities Richard C. Snyder, H W Bruck, and Burton Sapin

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The Scholarship of Deeision-Making: 00 We Know How We Decide? Derek H. Chollet and farnes M. Goldgeier

Index

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rofessor Richard C. Snyder (1916-1997) was one of the leading figures in the post-World War II revolution in American political science. This revolution altered in significant ways the conceptual-theoretical underpinnings, empirical scope and foci, and methodology and research tools of the field. There can be no doubt that they changed fundamentally what and how political and governmental phenomena were studied. By no means everyone welcomed the new approaches, with criticism that scie