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Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy

Activism, Assertiveness, and Acquiescence in a Polarized Era

Edited by Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott

In Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy, leading scholars examine the foreign policy activity, role and influence of the U.S. Congress in the current polarized and partisan political context. Challenging conventional views, the contributors reveal how members of Congress have been active and assertive, utilizing numerous different means to influence US foreign policy, sometimes supporting and sometimes opposing the President.

The contributors provide in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on the issues, decisions, and debates that have arisen across multiple presidential administrations in the polarized political context since the end of the Cold War. This polarized environment greatly increases the conflict among, and complicates the ability of, policymakers to reach compromises, much less consensus, on the appropriate ends and means of US foreign policy.

This timely and cohesive reassessment of the tumultuous years of the most recent presidential administrations focuses analytical attention on the patterns of engagement between Congress and the President and the range of avenues and influence by the collective institution and its individual members. It thus sheds light on the role and behavior of Congress and its members in US foreign policy as a vital aspect of understanding how and why the US chooses its policy courses toward the world.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 266 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-5381-5122-8 • Hardback • June 2021 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-5381-5123-5 • Paperback • June 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
978-1-5381-5124-2 • eBook • June 2021 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Science / American Foreign Policy, Political Science / International Relations / General

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.

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 Windows in Shrinking Spaces: Polarization and Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurship

Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott, Texas Christian University

Chapter 8 - Balancing Party: The Unusual Success of Women’s Foreign Policy in the 115th Congress

Sara J. Angevine, Whittier College

Chapter 9 - Veterans in the Post-2001 House: The Impact of Military Service on War Oversight

Danielle Lupton, Colgate University

Chapter 10 - The ‘Mischiefs of Faction’? The Freedom Caucus, Progressives, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Patrick Homan, Dominican University, and Jeffrey S. Lantis, College of Wooster

Conclusion: Patterns and Prospects

Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott

Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy

Activism, Assertiveness, and Acquiescence in a Polarized Era

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  • In Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy, leading scholars examine the foreign policy activity, role and influence of the U.S. Congress in the current polarized and partisan political context. Challenging conventional views, the contributors reveal how members of Congress have been active and assertive, utilizing numerous different means to influence US foreign policy, sometimes supporting and sometimes opposing the President.

    The contributors provide in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on the issues, decisions, and debates that have arisen across multiple presidential administrations in the polarized political context since the end of the Cold War. This polarized environment greatly increases the conflict among, and complicates the ability of, policymakers to reach compromises, much less consensus, on the appropriate ends and means of US foreign policy.

    This timely and cohesive reassessment of the tumultuous years of the most recent presidential administrations focuses analytical attention on the patterns of engagement between Congress and the President and the range of avenues and influence by the collective institution and its individual members. It thus sheds light on the role and behavior of Congress and its members in US foreign policy as a vital aspect of understanding how and why the US chooses its policy courses toward the world.

Details
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  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 266 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
    978-1-5381-5122-8 • Hardback • June 2021 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
    978-1-5381-5123-5 • Paperback • June 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    978-1-5381-5124-2 • eBook • June 2021 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Science / American Foreign Policy, Political Science / International Relations / General
Author
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.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • 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 Windows in Shrinking Spaces: Polarization and Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurship

    Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott, Texas Christian University

    Chapter 8 - Balancing Party: The Unusual Success of Women’s Foreign Policy in the 115th Congress

    Sara J. Angevine, Whittier College

    Chapter 9 - Veterans in the Post-2001 House: The Impact of Military Service on War Oversight

    Danielle Lupton, Colgate University

    Chapter 10 - The ‘Mischiefs of Faction’? The Freedom Caucus, Progressives, and U.S. Foreign Policy

    Patrick Homan, Dominican University, and Jeffrey S. Lantis, College of Wooster

    Conclusion: Patterns and Prospects

    Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott

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