Recognised as an integral part of the political process, the topic of institutional failure has
recently received increased attention in the literature, particularly with respect to policy …

This paper develops a theory of the relationship between policy disasters and political
institutions. Policy disasters, defined as avoidable, unintended extreme negative policy …

The collective concerns of this Special Issue are twofold. First, it advances possible
explanations of how the Brexit issue arose. Why was Britain's membership of the EU thought …

Informal grou**s of states–either as stand-alone entities or as part of formal international
organizations (IOs)–are playing an increasingly important role in sustaining multilateralism …

Names: Mello, Patrick A., editor.| Ostermann, Falk, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of
foreign policy analysis methods/edited by Patrick A. Mello and Falk Ostermann. Other titles …

How should history judge the euro crisis and the way it was handled? Does it qualify as a
policy fiasco in the sense that it was avoidable? Or could the crisis at least have been …

This article argues that covert action is subordinate to security narratives, with covert action
demanded by, empowered through, and used to decisively impact the narratives of security …

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) has become a major subfield of International Relations (IR).
Contemporary FPA applies a broad range of approaches, drawing on IR's meta-theories as …

This paper introduces the seven articles in the symposium on policy success and failure
together with a short introduction to the large literature on policy success and failure. The …

Why do international actors, including powerful states, often fail to develop clear foreign
policies and instead adopt indecisive,'muddling-through'approaches? This book develops a …