Legislatures, political parties, and foreign policy

Tapio Raunio*, Wolfgang Wagner

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Abstract

Legislatures and political parties are key elements of democratic politics. In the wake of the Democratic Peace debate, legislatures in particular have received ample attention from International Relations scholars. Research in Foreign Policy Analysis, however, has qualified notions of them as effective institutional constraints on bellicose executives. Drawing on research in Comparative Politics, this research has instead pointed to the close cooperation between executives and majorities in the legislature as well as to the importance of political parties in politicizing external relations. Political parties differ systematically over free trade, development aid, and the appropriateness of using armed force abroad. While the left-/right-dimension captures these differences best, a socio-cultural new politics dimension is likely to become more important in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis
EditorsJuliet Kaarbo, Cameron G. Thies
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherThe Oxford University Press
Chapter17
Pages305-322
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9780191878961
ISBN (Print)9780198843061
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameOxford Handbooks

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Keywords

  • Foreign policy
  • Foreign policy democracy
  • Legislatures
  • Political parties

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