Foreign policy analysis (FPA) opens the “black box” of the state and provides explanations of how and why foreign policy decisions are made, which puts individuals and groups (from committees to ministries) at the center of analysis. Yet the sex of the decision-maker and the gendered nature of the decision-making process have generally been left out of the picture. FPA has not addressed questions regarding the influence of women in foreign policy decision-making processes or the effects of gender norms on decision-making; indeed, FPA appears to be almost entirely gender-free. This article argues that “gendering” FPA is long overdue and that incorporating gender into FPA frameworks can provide a richer and more nuanced picture of foreign policy–making.

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分析中的缺失：外交政策制定中的女性

外交政策分析 (FPA) 打开了国家的“黑匣子”，解释了如何以及为何做出外交政策决定，将个人和团体（从委员会到部委）置于分析的中心。然而，决策者的性别和决策过程的性别本质通常被排除在外。FPA 没有解决有关妇女在外交政策决策过程中的影响或性别规范对决策的影响的问题；事实上，FPA 似乎几乎完全没有性别。本文认为，“性别化”FPA 早就应该进行了，将性别纳入 FPA 框架可以提供更丰富、更细致的外交政策制定图景。