National security and double government /

Why has U.S. national security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administration? And why does it matter? The theory of 'double government' posed by the 19th century English scholar Walter Bagehot suggests a disquieting answer. The public is encouraged to believe that the p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glennon, Michael J., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Temas:
National security > United States > Management.
National security > United States > Decision making.
Legislative oversight > United States.
Judicial review > United States.
Government accountability > United States.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois > États-Unis.
Obligation de rendre compte (Administration publique) > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Government accountability.
Judicial review.
Legislative oversight.
National security > Decision making.
United States of America.
Surveillance.
Intelligence agencies.
Accountability.
National security.
Government policy.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Why has U.S. national security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administration? And why does it matter? The theory of 'double government' posed by the 19th century English scholar Walter Bagehot suggests a disquieting answer. The public is encouraged to believe that the presidency, Congress, and the courts make security policy. That belief sustains these institutions' legitimacy. Yet their authority is largely illusory. National security policy is made, instead, by a 'Trumanite network' of several hundred members that is largely concealed from public view.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 257 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190206451
0190206454
9780190206475
0190206470

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