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Leading scholars in the study of congress and US foreign policy address congress’s vital role in determining how and why the US chooses it's international policy agendas. They address key aspects of congressional activism, assertiveness, and acquiescence in an era of divided government and polarized politics.
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Introduction: Understanding Congress and Foreign Policy
Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott
Chapter 1 - Shifting Constellations of Congressional Foreign Policy During the Trump Era
Patrick Homan, Dominican University, and Scott LaDeur, North Central Michigan College
Chapter 2 - Anti-Presidential Bipartisanship in Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
Jordan Tama, American University
Chapter 3 - The Polarization of the Defense and Foreign Policy Committees
William Bendix, Keene State College and Gyung-Ho Jeong, University of British Columbia
Chapter 4 - The Continued Decline of Congressional Oversight of US Foreign Policy
Linda L. Fowler, Dartmouth College
Chapter 5 - The Conditional Nature of Congressional Support for the President During Wartime
Susanne Schorpp, Jeffrey Lazarus, and Micayla Clark, Georgia State University
Chapter 6 - The Congressional Role in US Diplomacy in an Era of Presidential Unilateralism: The End of the Treaty Power
Jeffrey S. Peake, Clemson University
Chapter 7 - Opening Wi
About the author
Ralph G. Carter is Piper Professor of Texas, professor, and former chair of the department of Political Science at Texas Christian University. His areas of specialization include international relations and comparative foreign policy analysis, with a particular emphasis on the domestic sources of foreign policy. James M. Scott is the Herman Brown chair and professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University. His primary research and teaching interests are in international relations and foreign policy analysis, and he has special interests in US foreign policymaking, the role of Congress, and US democracy promotion.
Summary
Leading scholars in the study of congress and US foreign policy address congress’s vital role in determining how and why the US chooses it's international policy agendas. They address key aspects of congressional activism, assertiveness, and acquiescence in an era of divided government and polarized politics.
