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Unleashing the watchdogs: explaining congressional assertiveness in the politics of US military interventions

This article contributes to a burgeoning literature on parliamentary war powers by investigating the case of the US Congress drawing on both International Relations (IR) research and traditional war powers studies. Applying a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis and case study method, we exami...

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Main Authors: Böller, Florian (Author) , Müller, Marcus (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 September 2018
In: European political science review
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 637-662
ISSN:1755-7747
DOI:10.1017/S1755773918000152
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773918000152
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-political-science-review/article/unleashing-the-watchdogs-explaining-congressional-assertiveness-in-the-politics-of-us-military-interventions/4943B4652097F6011313179CA430B8E3
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Author Notes:Florian Böller and Marcus Müller
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Summary:This article contributes to a burgeoning literature on parliamentary war powers by investigating the case of the US Congress drawing on both International Relations (IR) research and traditional war powers studies. Applying a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis and case study method, we examine the conditions shaping congressional assertiveness. The article shows that the lack of national security interests and divided government are important conditions for members of Congress to criticize presidential intervention policies. While previous US war powers studies focused on the influence of partisanship, this article holds that domestic as well as international factors influence congressional behavior. A short comparative case study of two US military interventions (Libya 2011, ISIS 2014-15) during the Obama presidency serves to illustrate the findings.
Item Description:Gesehen am 02.09.2019
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1755-7747
DOI:10.1017/S1755773918000152

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