15 research outputs found
Private Copying and Fair Compensation: An Empirical Study of Copyright Levies in Europe
A review of recent books on the formation of foreign policy: Holbert N. Carroll, The House of Representatives and foreign affairs Bernard C. Cohen, The political process and foreign policy Cecil V. Crabb, Jr., Bipartisan foreign policy, myth or reality
Wissenstypen im „Web 2.0“ — eine wissenssoziologische Deutung von Prodnutzung im Internet
Internet und Protest. Zum Wandel von Organisationsformen und Handlungsrepertoires – Ein Überblick
Bewegtbildpraktiken zwischen traditionellen und digitalen Medien: Das Mashup als paradigmatische Form digitaler Medienkulturen
User interactivity in online newspapers: Exploring the relationship between content features and user response
Foreign policy, bipartisanship and the paradox of post-September 11 America
The attacks of September 11 and the resulting war on terrorism present a puzzle to conventional explanations of foreign policy bipartisanship. Public anxiety about the international environment increased sharply after the attacks in 2001, but this did not translate into greater foreign policy consensus despite the initial predictions of many analysts. In this article, we advance a theory of foreign policy bipartisanship that emphasizes its domestic underpinnings to explain the absence of consensus in Washington. We argue that bipartisanship over foreign policy depends as much on domestic economic and electoral conditions as on the international security environment. Using multivariate analysis of roll call voting in the House of Representatives from 1889 to 2008, we show that bipartisanship over foreign policy is most likely not only when the country faces a foreign threat but also when the national economy is strong and when party coalitions are regionally diverse. This was the case during the Cold War. Despite concern about terrorism in recent years, economic volatility and regional polarization have made bipartisan cooperation over foreign policy elusive