ABSTRACT

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) is a highly active area within the social sciences, intersecting with the study of International Relations in any number of ways. The purpose of this article is to put studies from FPA in contact with each other via a graphic method, systemism, to obtain insights that otherwise might prove elusive. Completion of this task is anticipated to yield both academic and policy-related value. This study will unfold in six sections. Section one provides an overview of the project. Systemist graphics are used in sections two through four to convey arguments for three studies from FPA that focus on leadership and decision-making in multiple locations. Section five engages in systematic synthesis based on those works. The sixth and final section sums up the contributions of this article and passes along a few thoughts about future research.

摘要

外交政策分析 (FPA) 是社会科学中一个非常活跃的领域，以多种方式与国际关系研究相交叉。本文的目的是通过图形方法系统主义将 FPA 的研究相互联系起来，以获得否则可能难以捉摸的见解。预计完成这项任务将产生学术和政策相关的价值。本研究将分六个部分展开。第一节概述了该项目。第二到第四部分使用系统主义图形来传达 FPA 的三项研究的论点，这些研究侧重于多个地点的领导力和决策制定。第五部分在这些作品的基础上进行系统的综合。