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In this significant new book, Vincent Auger uses the case of the neutron bomb to examine the development of a dynamic theory of foreign policy analysis during the Carter Administration. The neutron bomb episode, Auger argues, provides a unique opportunity for an analysis of the evolution of internal executive branch decision making. Because the author uses interviews and declassified documents from the Carter Presidential Library which were previously unavailable, this book fills an important gap in the scholarship on the Carter Administrations foreign policy. As an illustration of how political science theory can be tested in a case study, this book will be invaluable for students and scholars of foreign policy analysis, international relations, and U.S. policy history.
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The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Analysis : The Carter Administration and the Neutron Bomb
author
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Auger, Vincent A.
publisher
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Rowman & Littlefield
isbn10 | asin
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0847683397
print isbn13
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9780847683390
ebook isbn13
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9780585165318
language
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English
subject
Neutron bomb--Government policy--United States, United States--Politics and government--1977-1981, Military policy--Decision making.
publication date
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1996
lcc
:
UA23.A845 1996eb
ddc
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355.02/17/0973
subject
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Neutron bomb--Government policy--United States, United States--Politics and government--1977-1981, Military policy--Decision making.
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The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Analysis
The Carter Administration and the Neutron Bomb
Vincent A. Auger
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Lanham Boulder New York London
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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC.
Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706
3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England
Copyright 1996 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.
British Cataloging in Publication Information Available
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Auger, Vincent A., 1956 The dynamics of foreign policy analysis: the Carter administration and the neutron bomb / Vincent A. Auger. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8476-8339-7 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 0-8476-8340-0 (paper: alk. paper) 1. Neutron bombGovernment policyUnited States. 2. United StatesPolitics and government19771981. 3. Military policy Decision making. I. Title. UA23.A845 1996 355.02'17'0973dc20 96-32891
ISBN 0-8476-8339-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-8476-8340-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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For Julie, Vince, and Patrick
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Contents
Preface
ix
Chapter 1 The Policy-Making Puzzle
1
Chapter 2 The Inheritance of Flexible Response
15
Chapter 3 The ERW Becomes a Political Issue
35
Chapter 4 Building a Policy at Home and Abroad
53
Chapter 5 Closing the Deal
71
Chapter 6 A New Crisis
83
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Putting the Pieces Together
103
Bibliography
125
Index
133
About the Author
137
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Preface
This book originated from two concerns: a dissatisfaction with existing accounts and explanations of a particularly bizarre and damaging policy fiasco in the Carter administration, and a growing unease with the theories and concepts that foreign policy analysts use to describe and explain how foreign policy decisions are made by the U.S. government. I found that the few previous studies of the "neutron bomb" episode missed some important pieces of the explanatory puzzle and generally underestimated the consequences of policy failure on this issue for the remainder of Carter's term in office. Using interviews and declassified administration documents, I have constructed an account and analysis of this affair that is more complete than any previous explanation.
At the same time, it was clear to me that many existing theories of U.S. foreign policy explained the process and outcomes of the neutron bomb case in part, but none explained the entire policy very well. What was obviously missing was a sufficiently dynamic conception of the policy process that would allow for the element of contingency and the sequential development of options that occurs in any significant foreign policy initiative. This has long been an issue in the analysis of U.S. foreign policy decision making: how can one successfully theorize about a subject where so much of what occurs seems idiosyncratic to particular events, issues, or leaders? Many existing models of foreign policy analysis attack this problem by isolating some component of the process and examining it in detail. These models are often quite successful on their own terms, but frequently leave the analyst wondering how the various constructs and explanations can be pulled together to create a realistic picture of the policy process in all its detail, messiness, and confusion. While this book does not attempt to create such a comprehensive theory
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of foreign policy analysis, it does use the neutron bomb case to shine some light on the necessary elements of such a theory.
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