The Politics of United States Foreign Policy by Jerel A. Rosati, James M. Scott

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Synopsis

Have you ever wondered how U.S. foreign policy is made? THE POLITICS OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY is the definitive work on this topic and gives you insight into the real impact of politics. Comprehensible and informative, this political science text discusses the historical patterns of continuity and change, the president's ability to govern, and the tension between the demands of democracy and national security. The text is filled with tools designed to make studying and learning difficult concepts easy such as summaries, key assessments, questions, tables, figures, examples, and bibliographic essays.

Biography

Jerel A. Rosati is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of South Carolina. His area of specialization is the theory and practice of foreign policy, focusing on the United States policymaking process, decision-making theory, and the political psychological study of human cognition. He is the author and editor of five books and over forty articles and chapters and has received numerous outstanding teaching awards. In addition to his work at the University of South Carolina, Professor Rosati has been Visiting Professor at Somalia National University in Mogadishu and Visiting Scholar at China's Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, a Research Associate in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, President of the International Studies Association's Foreign Policy Analysis Section, and President of the Southern region of the International Studies Association. Professor Rosati was also the original Program Director and Academic Director of a U.S. Department of State Fulbright American Studies Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy for 18 scholar-practitioners from all over the world, and remains active in the Institute (now in its fifth year). He has also been awarded and participated in a number of instructional grants at the state and federal level (usually through the U.S. Department of State), and in this capacity as Academic Director, Field Director, and/or Project Director, has taught students and scholars from all over the world, including Bulgarians, Chinese, Israelis and Palestinians, Somalis, and students in the Master's of International Business program at the University ofSouth Carolina.

James M. Scott is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Oklahoma State University. His areas of specialization include foreign policy analysis and international relations, with particular emphasis on U.S. foreign policymaking and the domestic sources of foreign policy. He is author or editor of four books, over 40 articles, book chapters, review essays, and other publications. He has been President of the Foreign Policy Analysis section and President of the Midwest region of the International Studies Association¿where he has also served as conference organizer for both sections and has been a two-time winner of the Klingberg Award for Outstanding Faculty Paper at the ISA Midwest Annual Meeting. Since 1996, he has received over two dozen awards from students and peers for his outstanding teaching and research, including his institution's highest awards for scholarship in 2000 and 2001. Since 2005, he has been Director of the Democracy and World Politics Summer Research Program, a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates.