American foreign policy making and the democratic dilemmas /
John Spanier, Eric M. Uslaner.
- 5th ed.
- Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., 1989.
- xiv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-384) and index.
Foreign policy in a democracy -- Presidential preeminence in the making of foreign policy -- The presidency and executive-legislative relations -- Congress: how silent a partner? -- The fourth circle I: public opinion, political parties, and the media -- The fourth circle II: local activists and interest groups -- The rational actor model and crisis decisions -- The bureaucratic politics model and noncrisis decisions -- Balancing the scales?
Focuses on the problems of making foreign policy in a democratic society.