The conundrum between national & ideational interests in foreign policy making: Bureaucratic politics and operational code during the U.S. participation in Operation Unified Protector

This thesis will explore the U.S.'s role in the 2011 Libya intervention that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. In attempting to understand the U.S.'s motivation and participation, this thesis will apply two underutilized approaches to discern a state's foreign policy decisions: b...

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Main Author Larson, Brett A
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2013
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Political science
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Summary:This thesis will explore the U.S.'s role in the 2011 Libya intervention that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. In attempting to understand the U.S.'s motivation and participation, this thesis will apply two underutilized approaches to discern a state's foreign policy decisions: bureaucratic politics model (BPM) and operational code analysis. BPM will focus on the bureaucratic nature by which the U.S. government often makes decisions and will attempt to understand these key organizations by surveying its strategic documents. Operational code analysis, conversely, will look more directly at key individuals and study many of their public speeches, writings, and, more generally, career experiences, in attempt to develop a prism of predictable behavior by which these individuals may have been guided to make decisions. The motivation behind a dual theoretical approach is to provide more context and greater understanding.
ISBN:9781303619175
1303619172