Drawing policy implications from the 'Operational Code' of a 'new' political actor : Russian president Vladimir Putin
By: DYSON, Stephen Benedict
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ArticlePublisher: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, December 2001Policy Sciences 34, 3-4, p. 329-346Abstract: The task of both foreign policy makers and foreign policy scholars is complicated by the appearance on the international stage of a new actor, about whom little information is available. The lack of information concerning such new actors makes the job of explaining, predicting, and influencing that decision-makers choices many times more difficult. It is the argument of this paper that a multi-disciplinary approach, combining the political-psychology concept of an individuals Operational Code with the policy tasks of formulating guidelines for those who must deal with such new actors, offers a way to overcome this problem. The case of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and a classic new actor, is explored in depth on these terms
The task of both foreign policy makers and foreign policy scholars is complicated by the appearance on the international stage of a new actor, about whom little information is available. The lack of information concerning such new actors makes the job of explaining, predicting, and influencing that decision-makers choices many times more difficult. It is the argument of this paper that a multi-disciplinary approach, combining the political-psychology concept of an individuals Operational Code with the policy tasks of formulating guidelines for those who must deal with such new actors, offers a way to overcome this problem. The case of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and a classic new actor, is explored in depth on these terms
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