American Foreign Policy Making and the Democratic Dilemmas

List of contents

Preface.

 1. Foreign Policy in a Democracy.

 2. Presidential Preeminence in the Making of Foreign Policy.

 3. The Presidency and Executive-Legislative Relations.

 4. Congress: How Silent a Partner?

 5. The Fourth Circle I: Public Opinion.

 6. The Fourth Circle II: Elections, Political Parties, and the Media.

 7. The Fourth Circle III: Local Activists and Interest Groups.

 8. The Rational Actor Model and Crisis Decisions.

 9. The Bureaucratic Politics Model and Noncrisis Decisions.

10. Balancing the Scales?

Further Readings.

Index.

Product details

• Authors: John W. Spanier, Eric M. Uslaner
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1993
• EAN: 9780024142016
• ISBN: 978-0-02-414201-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Weight: 1240 g
• Series: Longman; Longman
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science