The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy

This Book Is Centrally Concerned With The Question Of Who And What Foreign Policy Is - And Should Be - For. As Such It Will Be Of Interest To The Informed General Reader As Well As All Those Involved In The Academic Study Of International Relations.--jacket. 1. Foreign Policy In International Relations -- 2. The Politics Of Foreign Policy -- Pt. I. Agency -- 3. Actors: The Responsible Decision-makers -- 4. Agents: Bureaucracy And The Proliferation Of External Relations -- 5. Rationality In Foreign Policy -- 6. Implementation: Translating Decisions And Capabilities Into Actions -- Pt. Ii. The International -- 7. Living In The Anarchical Society -- 8. Transnational Reformulations -- Pt. Iii. Responsibility -- 9. The Domestic Sources Of Foreign Policy -- 10. The Constituencies Of Foreign Policy -- 11. On Purpose In Foreign Policy: Action, Choice And Responsibility. Christopher Hill. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 308-361) And Index. GENERIC20BW120120309141448......Page 1 GENERIC20BW120120309141819......Page 25 GENERIC20BW120120309142035......Page 44 GENERIC20BW120120309142251......Page 63 GENERIC20BW120120309142458......Page 81 GENERIC20BW120120309142716......Page 101 GENERIC20BW120120309142926......Page 118 GENERIC20BW120120309143135......Page 137 GENERIC20BW120120309143331......Page 154 GENERIC20BW120120309143556......Page 175 This is a major new introduction to, and interpretation and reassessment of, the nature of foreign policy in the light of changing political conditions, international and domestic. It argues that despite the forces of globalization, foreign policy is an essential part of the life of any state and a focal point for both political agency and democratic accountability. The increased internationalization of much of daily life, especially in developed, commercially active countries, causes problems when it comes to defining foreign policy and what should be studied under that heading.