This innovative teaching text on United States foreign policy
interprets the foreign policy decision-making process through the
lens of political debate and exchange. It introduces
historical developments and theories of U.S. foreign policy and
engages students in the politics of the foreign policy process
through 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 to
the Arab Spring
* Written by an award-winning teacher-scholar in international
relations, with extensive experience in both policy making and
pedagogy
* Views foreign policy decision making through the lends of
political debate
* Offers fresh perspectives on historical developments as well as
surveying prominent foreign policy theories
* Includes new and innovative participatory learning exercises
exploring a range of themes including executive/ legislature
conflict
* Contains extensive teaching and learning applications,
including discussion questions, document templates, worksheets,
suggested readings, and links to web resources
throughout
A propos de l’auteur
Jeffrey S. Lantis is Professor of Political Science at The
College of Wooster, USA. He teaches courses on U.S. foreign
policy, international security, comparative foreign policy, and war
and peace on film. A former Fulbright Senior Scholar at the
Australian National University, Lantis is author of The Life and
Death of International Treaties (2009), and co-editor of
Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective: Domestic and
International Influences on State Behavior (2012). He is past
president of the Active Learning in International Affairs Section
of the International Studies Association (ISA), and has directed
numerous workshops on active learning approaches. In 2010, he
was co-recipient of the Deborah J. Gerner Innovative Teaching Award
in International Studies, the highest teaching award bestowed by
the ISA.
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