A theory of foreign policy

• Main Authors: Palmer, Glenn, Morgan, T. Clifton
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2011
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Comparative; Comparative Politics; Foreign policy; Government; Government policy; International Relations; International relations theory; JPB; JPS; POLITICAL SCIENCE

This book presents a general explanation of how states develop their foreign policy. The theory stands in contrast to most approaches--which assume that states want to maximize security--by assuming that states pursue two things, or goods, through their foreign policy: change and maintenance. States...