Summer Timetable
POL326H1F L0101
The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy
Themes
This course explores the making of foreign policy in the U.S. through a detailed examination of the institutions of the U.S. government involved, as well as the forces acting upon them to shape policy. After exploring theoretical approaches to the subject, it examines the evolution of the constitutional context within which U.S. foreign policy has been articulated, the bureaucracies involved in shaping
policy, the impact of elections, groups and the mass media.
Prerequisites
POL208H1 or POL208Y1 or POL209H5 or POLB80H3
Exclusions
POL326Y1 or POL327Y5
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May 21, 2020
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January 29, 2020
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