US Foreign Policy in Action

Jeffrey S. Lantis is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the interdisciplinary Global & International Studies Program at The College of Wooster. He is also an Editor of International Studies Perspectives, an ISA flagship journal. He is author of several books and articles, most recently, Foreign Policy Advocacy and Entrepreneurship: How a New Generation in Congress is Shaping U.S. Engagement with the World (2019) and The Battle for U.S. Foreign Policy: Congress, Parties, and Factions in the 21st Century (2020, co-authored with Patrick Homan). He received the Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award from the Active Learning in International Affairs Section of ISA in March of 2020.Patrick Homan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. He is author of Getting to 67: The Post-Cold War Politics of Arms Control Treaty Ratification (Routledge, 2015) and The Battle for U.S. Foreign Policy: Congress, Parties, and Factions in the 21st Century (2020, co-authored with Jeffrey Lantis). He has worked extensively on pedagogy-related initiatives, including co-teaching courses with other disciplines, teaching with film, and using geography in the classroom, and has received a grant and training from the Interfaith Youth Core for teaching interfaith studies.

• List of Boxes List of FiguresList of Maps List of PhotosList of TablesOnline Support Material for Teaching and LearningPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction to the Politics of U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter 2: U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand StrategyChapter 3: History of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Noble Struggle?Chapter 4: Modern History of U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter 5: Key Institutions: Branches of GovernmentChapter 6: Leadership in Action: Debating American Engagement with the WorldChapter 7: Bureaucracies and Unelected ActorsChapter 8: Bureaucracies in Action: A National Security Council Simulation Chapter 9: Interest Groups and Political PartiesChapter 10: Interest Groups in Action: Case StudiesChapter 11: Public Opinion and the MediaChapter 12: Public Opinion and the Media in ActionChapter 13: Blended and Hybrid Approaches to Studying Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy Bibliography

Praise for the Second Edition of US Foreign Policy in ActionLantis and Homan understand the challenge and the craft of teaching contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Consequently, US Foreign Policy in Action is a highly engaging and pedagogically sensitive survey of the actors, interests, and politics that shape U.S. foreign policy decisions, actions, and issues. Through interesting, structured debates, discussion questions, case studies, and other appealing features, US Foreign Policy in Action brings the foreign policy process alive, allowing readers to put themselves in the shoes of policy-makers without sharing their ulcers. Instructors and students will enjoy using this well-written and interactive textbook.Christopher M. Jones, Bradley UniversityI love this textbook! While there are many worthwhile texts on the market focused on U.S. foreign policy, this one surveys all the key historical, institutional, and policy process aspects of U.S. foreign policy for an undergraduate-level course. It also incorporates imaginative and highly effective active learning assignments for the classroom on key issues that really engage students and help instructors make important connections between the conceptual and the practical. Smoothly written, highly accessible, with relevant and interesting new cases, Lantis and Homan have done an excellent job with this updated edition of US Foreign Policy in Action. I loved the first edition; I can't wait to use this new edition the next time I teach U.S. Foreign Policy.Mary K. Meyer-McAleese, Eckerd CollegeLantis and Homan enliven U.S. foreign policy with their innovative pedagogical approach. This engaging text is chock-full of activities designed to deepen student learning of concepts and issues as well as promote critical thinking, research, and communication skills. The variety of interactive learning activities will have wide appeal among students and instructors alike. Especially exciting are the Learning Through Technology exercises that employ various platforms to facilitate students' exploration of political issues, actors, and processes. The authors do not disappoint in their promise to bring foreign policy to life!Kirsten Taylor, Berry College