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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Neack, Laura, author.  \nTitle: Studying foreign policy comparatively : cases and analysis / Laura Neack, Miami University.  \nOther titles: New foreign policy  \nDescription: Fourth Edition. | Lanham, Maryland : ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD,[2018] | Series: New Millennium Books in International Studies | “Third edition 2014 by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.”—T.p. verso. | Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2018017883 (print) | LCCN 2018018769 (ebook) | ISBN 9781538109632 (ebook) | ISBN 9781538109618 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781538109625 (paperback : alk. paper)  \nSubjects: LCSH: International relations—Philosophy. | International relations—History—21st century  \nClassification: LCC JZ1305 (ebook) | LCC JZ1305 .N424 2018 (print) | DDC 327.101—dc23  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2018017883](https://lccn.loc.gov/2018017883)  \n The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/ NISO Z39 .48-1992.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nFor Harry, Sarah, and River  \nContents  \nPreface x  \n1 Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively 1  \nFeatures of Foreign Policy Study 4  \nDefining the Subject 7  \nLevels of Analysis 9  \nWorldviews, Theories, and Relevance 11  \nSaying Something about the World 13  \n2 Rational Actors and National Interests 15  \nNational Interests 16  \nRational Decision Making and Realism 19  \nAssessing Rationality 21  \nRationality and Nuclear Decision Making 25  \nPoliheuristic Theory 30  \n3 Cognition and Leadership Orientation 33  \nCognition and Belief Sets 37  \nCognitive Structure 39  \nLearning 42  \nOperational Code 44  \nPersonality and Leadership Orientation 46  \nPreliminary Case Study 48  \nvi Contents  \n4 Ultimate Decision Units 57  \nSingle-Group Decision-Making Processes 59  \nBureaucratic Politics 69  \nMultiple Autonomous Groups 71  \n5 National Culture, Roles, and Institutions 77  \nState Type and Foreign Policy 81  \nNational Self-Image and Role Conception 83  \nPolitical Culture and Foreign Policy Institutions 87 The Democratic Peace 93  \n6 Domestic Politics 97  \nDomestic Political Survival 100  \nManaging Political Competition 103  \nThe Unstable Dynamics of Democratization 110  \n7 Public Opinion and Media 117  \nDifferent Understandings of Public Opinion 119  \nElite Perceptions 122  \nBringing In Media 125  \nSetting and Controlling the Frame 130  \n8 International Relations Theories and Foreign Policy 137  \nThe 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Politics\n## Multiple Autonomous Groups\n# National Culture, Roles, and Institutions\n## State Type and Foreign Policy\n## National Self-Image and Role Conception\n## Political Culture and Foreign Policy Institutions\n## The Democratic Peace\n# Domestic Politics\n## Domestic Political Survival\n## Managing Political Competition\n## The Unstable Dynamics of Democratization\n# Public Opinion and Media\n## Different Understandings of Public Opinion\n## Elite Perceptions\n## Bringing In Media\n## Setting and Controlling the Frame\n# International Relations Theories and Foreign Policy\n## The International System Level of Analysis\n## Neorealism\n## Liberal Institutionalism\n## Alternative Theories\n# An Intermestic Arena with Linkage Actors\n## Linkage Actors\n## Linkage Actors Complicate the Two-Level Game\n## Final Thoughts\n# Glossary\n# Notes\n# Index\n# About the Author","[{\"question\":\"How does the book connect international relations theories to foreign policy in 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