Fowler, Linda L.

Watchdogs on the Hill : The Decline of Congressional Oversight of U. S. Foreign Relations. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (279 pages)

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I INFORMATION, REGULAR ORDER, AND DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -- INTRODUCTION Oversight Hearings and U.S. Foreign Policy -- CHAPTER 1 Guarding the Guardians through Oversight -- CHAPTER 2 Committee Motivations for Oversight -- PART II OVERSIGHT HEARINGS AND REGULAR ORDER IN U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS -- CHAPTER 3 Institutional Change and Senate Committee Hearings -- CHAPTER 4 Committee Goals and Oversight Strategies -- CHAPTER 5 Police Patrols and Fire Alarms in U.S. Foreign Policy -- PART III RECLAIMING CONGRESSIONAL WAR POWERS -- CHAPTER 6 Return to the Rule of Law in International Affairs -- CHAPTER 7 Reforming National Security Oversight in the Senate -- Appendix A Coding Congressional Committee Hearings -- Appendix B Description of Dependent and Independent Variables -- Appendix C Methodological Appendix to Chapter 3 -- Appendix D Methodological Appendix to Chapter 4 -- Appendix E Methodological Appendix to Chapter 5 -- References -- Index.

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