American Foreign Policy Making And The Democratic Dilemmas

Author : John W. Spanier
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Foreign Policy Making and the Democratic Dilemmas written by John W. Spanier and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book should be of interest to undergraduate students taking courses in politics and American studies.

Author : John W. Spanier
Publisher : Holt McDougal
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Policy and the Democratic Dilemmas written by John W. Spanier and published by Holt McDougal. This book was released on 1982 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Winston Spanier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Policy and the Democratic Dilemmas written by John Winston Spanier and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Miroslav Nincic
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231076692
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Foreign Policy written by Miroslav Nincic and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study challenges the belief that liberal democracy is incompatible with an effective foreign policy. The author focuses initially on the effect of democratic practices and institutions on the efficacy and wisdom of international dealings. Then he examines the pursuit and consequences of American foreign policy objectives on some of the central aspects of US democracy, including the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches, civil liberties and freedom of speech.

Author : Martha Derthick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521640398
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy written by Martha Derthick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-13 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationalist and local traditions vie within the American federal system and the American experiment with self-government. Bringing together contributions from history, political science and sociology, this book focuses primarily on the local, seeking to recapture its origins, explain its current impact and assess its worth.

Author : John Dumbrell
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719048227
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of US Foreign Policy written by John Dumbrell and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, this new edition analyses the relationship between the process and substance of US foreign policy since the mid 1960s.

Author : Robert A. Strong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317473264
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisions and Dilemmas written by Robert A. Strong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent, controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--"from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information, a chronology of events, and primary source documents. Through all these elements, even students with little or no background in history will gain a new understanding of how presidents, institutions, and issues all shape American foreign policy.

Author : Paul Viotti
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745642403
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Foreign Policy written by Paul Viotti and published by Polity. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s only superpower, America’s foreign policy inevitably has a major impact Ð be it positive or negative - on contemporary international affairs. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, George W. Bush’s decision to move away from multilateral decision-making toward a more aggressive, pre-emptive style of foreign policy attracted widespread debate, and criticism, throughout the world. Reversing direction, the Barack Obama presidency is placing greater emphasis on constructive or peaceful engagement within multilateral frameworks, relying on special envoys to deal with some of the thorniest problems. In this book, Paul Viotti explores American foreign policy from the founding of the republic in the late 18th Century to the present day. Part 1 examines the broad policy options available to the US government: namely, peaceful engagement, containment through deterrence or coercive diplomacy, and armed intervention. Part 2 looks at the American experience in foreign policy. By exploring early precedents and elite practices, the moralism of American exceptionalism as well as the roots of an expansionist American foreign policy, the discussion draws out the continuities running from the 18th century to the present. Part 3 concludes with an analysis of the politics of interest on the Potomac with analysis of the interplay of contending policy elites, factions and parties influencing foreign policy making today. Assessing alternatives, the author concludes that even though containment and armed intervention will remain part of the way the United States conducts its foreign policy, diplomatic engagement options are the most promising course of action for the coming decades.

Author : Robert A. Strong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisions and Dilemmas written by Robert A. Strong and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of eight case studies of American foreign policy decisions (made between 1945 and 1990) stresses the role of the president in these decisions.

Author : Thomas Knecht
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271056681
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs written by Thomas Knecht and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do American presidents consider public opinion when making foreign policy decisions? In a democracy, it is generally assumed that citizen preferences inform public policy. For a variety of reasons, however, foreign policy has always posed a difficult challenge for democratic governance. In Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs, Thomas Knecht offers new insights into the relationship between public opinion and U.S. foreign policy. He does so by shifting our focus away from the opinions that Americans hold and toward the issues that grab the public’s attention. Policy making under the glare of public scrutiny differs from policy making when no one is looking. As public interest in foreign policy increases, the political stakes also rise. A highly attentive public can then force presidents to choose foreign policies that are less politically risky but usually less effective. By tracking the ebb and flow of public attention to foreign policy, this book offers a method of predicting when presidents are likely to lead, follow, or simply ignore the American public.