“Teorie polityki zagranicznej” [“Theories of Foreign Policy”] – a new publication by Tomasz Pugacewicz, PhD.

“Teorie polityki zagranicznej” [“Theories of Foreign Policy”] – a new publication by Tomasz Pugacewicz, PhD.

 

We are happy to inform that a new book by Tomasz Pugacewicz, PhD, titled “Teorie polityki zagranicznej. Perspektywa amerykańskiej analizy polityki zagranicznej” [Theories of Foreign Policy. The Perspective of American Analysis of Foreign Policy] (Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2017) was published.

 

The monograph is a complex and critical study of foreign policy theories developed in the USA, seeking drivers on a domestic level and referred to as Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). The discussed theoretical concepts can be used in practical analysis of current and historical US foreign policy. The publication does not focus on formal aspects, but on actual political processes.

 

It describes the decision-making processes concerning the president and presidential aides in the White House, as well as competition and lack of cooperation of bureaucratic institutions (such as the Department of State and the Department of Defence). The existing FPA theories were complemented by concepts taking into account the role of interest groups, citizens, media, and think tanks in shaping the US foreign policy. The author attempted to present highly abstract problems (e.g. related with philosophy of science) in a transparent and accessible manner.

 

Teorie polityki zagranicznej” [“Theories of Foreign Policy”]

Tomasz Pugacewicz

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego [Jagiellonian University Press]

Kraków 2017

ISBN: 978-83-233-4235-9
pages: 336
language od publication: Polish

 

Table od contents and a free fragment

 

Tomasz Pugacewicz — doctor of Political Science and Assistant Professor at the Chair in the Diplomatic History and International Politics of the Institute of Political Science and International Relations of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He specialises in the U.S. foreign policy towards Europe and the post-Soviet area, international relations theories, and history of International Relations. In 2015, he defended his doctoral dissertation written under the supervision of professor Andrzej Mania, titled “Mechanizmy kształtowania polityki zagranicznej USA wobec państw regionu Morza Kaspijskiego po 1991 roku” [U.S. foreign policy decision making towards the Caspian region after 1991] with honours at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations of the Jagiellonian University. He participated in several internships abroad, e.g. at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, at the State University of New York (SUNY), and at the University of Heidelberg. Holder of the scholarship of the Copernicus Society in America. He participated in the Ideas Lab – the Young Professionals Programme for young scholars interested in counselling in areas of particular importance for the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.

 

Published Date: 06.12.2017
Published by: Jakub Żurawski