The unit introduces the comparative analysis of foreign policy for the development of professional skills in the field of foreign affairs. It examines individual, organisational, bureaucratic, societal, and/or state levels as well as situational and system variables in foreign policy making. The unit is designed to employ a wide range of approaches, including historical, normative, rational, behavioural, liberal, institutional, psychological and constructivist. Case studies and simulations are used to answer why and how decision-makers choose a particular policy. -- Course Website