Lantis US Foreign Policy in Action

An Innovative Teaching Text
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-26724-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Principles of Political Science

This innovative teaching text on United States foreign policyinterprets the foreign policy decision-making process through thelens of political debate and exchange. It introduceshistorical developments and theories of U.S. foreign policy andengages students in the politics of the foreign policy processthrough innovative learning exercises.
* Features critical analysis of contemporary trends in U.S.foreign policy, including debates in the Obama administration,foreign policy and the 2012 presidential election, and reaction tothe Arab Spring
* Written by an award-winning teacher-scholar in internationalrelations, with extensive experience in both policy making andpedagogy
* Views foreign policy decision making through the lends ofpolitical debate
* Offers fresh perspectives on historical developments as well assurveying prominent foreign policy theories
* Includes new and innovative participatory learning exercisesexploring a range of themes including executive/ legislatureconflict
* Contains extensive teaching and learning applications,including discussion questions, document templates, worksheets,suggested readings, and links to web resourcesthroughout

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lantis, Jeffrey S.

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey S. Lantis is Professor of Political Science at TheCollege of Wooster, USA. He teaches courses on U.S. foreignpolicy, international security, comparative foreign policy, and warand peace on film. A former Fulbright Senior Scholar at theAustralian National University, Lantis is author of The Life andDeath of International Treaties (2009), and co-editor ofForeign Policy in Comparative Perspective: Domestic andInternational Influences on State Behavior (2012). He is pastpresident of the Active Learning in International Affairs Sectionof the International Studies Association (ISA), and has directednumerous workshops on active learning approaches. In 2010, hewas co-recipient of the Deborah J. Gerner Innovative Teaching Awardin International Studies, the highest teaching award bestowed bythe ISA.