Watchdogs on the hill : the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations /

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"An essential responsibility of the U.S. Congress is holding the president accountable for the conduct of foreign policy. In this in-depth look at formal oversight hearings by the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, Linda Fowler evaluates how the legislature's most visi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fowler, Linda L., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Legislative oversight > United States.
International relations.
Relations internationales.
international relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
Legislative oversight
Politics and government
United States > Foreign relations.
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Oversight hearings and U.S. foreign policy
  • Guarding the guardians through oversight
  • Committee motivations for oversight
  • Institutional change and Senate committee hearings
  • Committee goals and oversight strategies
  • Police patrols and fire alarms in U.S. foreign policy
  • Return to the rule of law in international affairs
  • Reforming national security oversight in the Senate
  • Appendixes: A. Coding congressional committee hearings
  • B. Description of dependent and independent variables
  • C. Methodological appendix to chapter 3
  • D. Methodological appendix to chapter 4
  • E. Methodological appendix to chapter 5.

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