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100	1		_aKETTLE Louise
245			_aThe role of the policy planning staff in British foreign policy: _bhistorical lessons and contemporary insights/ _cLouise Kettle
260			_c2020
520			_aThis analysis challenges the traditional approach to studying the creation of foreign policy within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [FCO]. Whilst most historical and contemporary research has focused upon the role of the foreign secretary, permanent under-secretary, and senior overseas representatives, this exegesis argues that an overlooked department - the Policy Planning Staff and its contemporary successor, the Policy Unit - has had significant influence over the debate and direction of British foreign policy. Drawing upon documents received under the Freedom of Information Act, archival documents, and interviews conducted with current and previous members of the Staff and the wider FCO, it reveals the rationale for the planning department, its roles, structure, staffing, and influence on foreign policy over time. It concludes that the department has been, and remains, a crucial part of the policy-making process and, therefore, warrants further attention from historians and those interested in contemporary foreign policy analysis.
650			_aNATIONAL SECURITY _xFOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE _xFCO _xCOVID-19
773			_aDiplomacy & Statecraft : _gVol 31 No 3, September 2020, pp.487-508 (115)
598			_aCOVID-19
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09592296.2020.1782675 _zClick here for full text
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