The 'war on terror' and the growth of executive power? : a comparative analysis / / edited by John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.23/5
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism; Terrorism - Prevention; Executive power; International relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: OwensJohn E PelizzoRiccardo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; 1 Introduction: The 'war on terror' and the growth of executive power? A comparative analysis; 2 Congressional acquiescence to presidentialism in the US 'war on terror': From Bush to Obama; 3 Parliamentary scrutiny and oversight of the British 'war on terror': Surrendering power to Parliament or plus ça change?; 4 Putin, parliament and presidential exploitation of the terrorist threat; 5 Bipartisanship, partisanship and bicameralism in Australia's 'war on terror': Forcing limits on the extension of executive power ; 6 Canada's 'war on terror', parliamentary assertiveness and minority government7 Israel's prolonged war against terror: From executive domination to executive-legislative dialogue; 8 Nihil Novi Sub Sole? Executive power, the Italian Parlamento and the 'war on terror'; 9 Reformasi and the Indonesian 'war on terror': State, military and legislative-executive relations in an emerging democracy; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington prompted a ""global war on terror"" that led to a significant shift in the balance of executive-legislative power in the United States towards the executive at the expense of the Congress. In this volume, seasoned scholars examine the extent to which terrorist threats and counter-terrorism policies led uniformly to the growth of executive or Government power at the expense of legislatures and parliaments in other political systems, including those of Australia, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, and Russia. The contributors question
• Titolo autorizzato: The 'war on terror' and the growth of executive power
• ISBN: 1-136-95694-8; 1-282-65632-5; 9786612656323; 0-203-84966-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459169803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 86.