In person icon Theory and Methods in US Foreign Policy

Abstract

This panel explores, assesses, and critiques different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of US foreign policy – specifically within the context of both current and/or future foreign policy construction as well as decision-making. Given recent shifts in international politics which impact on US foreign policy – such as greater multipolarity, threats to hegemony, and the rise of China – what tools and analytic resources should academics use to conceptualise these changes in respect of what the US does internationally? The panel calls for papers which: critique existing theoretical frameworks and methods in the light of wider developments in international politics; analyse the challenges at play which may determine and change how academics approach the issue of US foreign policy; employ alternative or overlooked approaches which respond to international and foreign policy challenges; introduce new means of theoretical and methodological analysis; and/or identify interdisciplinary opportunities for further study.

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