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PI272: Foreign Policy Analysis

การวิเคราะห์นโยบายต่างประเทศ

FoundationalRequired

Course facts

Credits
3 (3-0-6)
Usually taken in
Year 1 to 2
Prerequisite
No prerequisites
Recommended term

Year 2, Semester 2

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Recorded history

Recorded as taught in semester 2 of 2025/26

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Instructor

From the Faculty of Political Science staff directory. Teaching assignments can vary by term.

Course description

This course introduces analytical and conceptual tools crucial for analysing foreign policies. The class assists students to identify differences and similarities as well as changes and continuities in the foreign policy processes of states across the globe. Various case studies will be used to highlight the theoretical debates and the gap between theories and practices in decision-making of foreign policies.

How it's assessed

For Semester 2, 2025/26

Weighting
Attendance20%
Midterm exam25%
Group presentation20%
Final oral assessment35%

Exam format: The midterm is a two hour exam. The final is an oral exam, a one to one session of 10 to 15 minutes with the instructor on the course's key ideas and cases.

Attendance: Attendance is worth 20% of the grade. No minimum or penalty per absence is stated.

Student review

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