Dysfunctional Diplomacy - The Politics of International Agreements in an Era of Partisan

This book assesses the partisan domestic politics that impact international treaties and the unilateral presidential authority that such partisanship encourages.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Recent Trends in Treaty Politics
3 The Effects of Partisan Polarization on Treaty Politics
4 The United States on the Outside: Multilateral Conventions
5 Executive Agreements: Implementing US Democracy
6 Weak Commitments: The Limits of Presidential Unilateralism
7 Conclusions
References

About the author

Jeffrey S. Peake is Professor of Political Science at Clemson University, in Clemson, South Carolina, where he teaches courses on US politics, Congress, and U.S. foreign policy.

Summary

This book assesses the partisan domestic politics that impact international treaties and the unilateral presidential authority that such partisanship encourages.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey S. Peake
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032389127
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238912-7
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, International Relations