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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Glennon, Michael J., 1947- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The Trumanite network
  • The sources of Madisonian illusion
  • The reality of Madisonian weakness
  • Plausible alternative explanations for policy continuity
  • Is reform possible? Checks, smoke, and mirrors
  • Conclusion.

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