Scholars studying in the field
Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) make use of explanatory variables that can be
obtained from all levels of analysis as long as they influence the decision
making process. The field of interest of the FPA can be defined as analyzing
the interactions of the various actors, primarily states, in various
geographies. This perspective mainly focuses on organizations, institutions, parties,
cultural formations and human beings who give life to them. In that sense, FPA
regards decision makers, in other words individuals, as the most important
component of this interaction. However, the assumption of the individual as a
rational actor can bring about a result of fitting into a mechanical process through
ignoring such qualities as social
context, belief, perception and desire. Therefore, in this study although
individual level of analysis will be centered on, it would also be sought to
put forward an approach involving analytical analysis of social structures in a
certain extent; and institutions will not be excluded through examining the
bureaucratic processes of foreign policy making. In this article, after
mentioning three levels of analysis as individual, state, and system, Decision
Making Models in FPA would be analyzed. The purpose of this study is to
understand which models have been developed about political decision making and
which model is feasible in various aspects.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Publication Date | April 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | February 21, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |