Why does a state change its foreign policy objectives and who is responsible for instigating such change? According to Hermann, four primary change agents are central to this process: leaders, bureaucracies, changes in domestic constituencies, and external shocks. This paper argues that the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is a complementary policy process framework that can explain foreign policy change (FPC) and that accounts for all four of these primary change agents. Additionally, it is a broader framework of the policy process that facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing FPC than traditional FPC research. The ACF has the potential to broaden our understanding of FPC by emphasizing the intersection of the international system with domestic politics and focusing on a myriad of policy actors coordinating their advocacy efforts to influence FPC. To support this argument, the paper discusses how FPC can benefit from the ACF and reviews past applications. It proposes a research agenda using the ACF to study FPC and draws conclusions about future challenges and directions.

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从倡导联盟框架的角度看外交政策变化

一个国家为什么要改变其外交政策目标，谁负责促成这种改变？根据赫尔曼的说法，四个主要的变革推动者是这一过程的核心：领导者、官僚机构、国内选民的变化和外部冲击。本文认为，倡导联盟框架 (ACF) 是一个互补的政策过程框架，可以解释外交政策变化 (FPC)，并解释了所有这四个主要变革推动者。此外，与传统的 FPC 研究相比，它是一个更广泛的政策过程框架，有助于更全面地了解影响 FPC 的因素。ACF 有可能通过强调国际体系与国内政治的交集并关注无数政策参与者协调他们的宣传努力以影响 FPC，从而扩大我们对 FPC 的理解。为了支持这一论点，本文讨论了 FPC 如何从 ACF 中受益并回顾了过去的应用。它提出了使用 ACF 研究 FPC 的研究议程，并就未来的挑战和方向得出结论。