Concepts and their academics

Question 1

Decline of US academic

Answer 1

Layne

Question 2

Primacy of US academics

Answer 2

Wohlforth and Brooks

Question 3

Electoral connection academic

Answer 3

Mayhew

Question 4

3 activities of electoral connection

Answer 4

1. claim-making
2. position taking
3. Advertising

Question 5

Two Presidencies academic

Answer 5

Wildavsky

Question 6

Power of Persuasion academic

Answer 6

Neustadt

Question 7

Imperial Presidency academic

Answer 7

Schlesinger

Question 8

Political time academic

Answer 8

Skowronek

Question 9

Facilitator of change academic

Answer 9

Edwards

Question 10

Unitary executive theory academic

Answer 10

Crouch et al

Question 11

Unilateral power of president academic

Answer 11

Howell

Question 12

policy decision-making models academic

Answer 12

Allison

Question 13

Allison’s 3 decision-making models

Answer 13

1. rational model
2. organisational process model
3. governmental / bureaucratic politics model

Question 14

Who puts forward a different decision-making model that challenges Allison’s? What is it called?

Answer 14

Massoud and Mitchell –> integrated decision-making model

*Low centralisation + formal management style

Question 15

Argument for no grand strategy possible (3)

Answer 15

1. it is only rhetoric
2. requires calibrated/multiple strategies
3. Since Cold War no grand strategy possible due to change in international arena

Question 16

Argument for US decline (3)

Answer 16

1. Rise of China (external)
2. Fiscal crisis (internal)
3. Grand strategy = offshore balancing

Question 17

Argument for US primacy (4)

Answer 17

1. Overestimation of China growth
2. Weak systematic contraints on US power
3. Magnitude/Gap/Benevolence of US power
4. Grand strategy should NOT be retrenchment

Question 18

Argument against retrenchment for Grand Strategy (4)

Answer 18

1. Risk - don’t know what would happen
2. Deep engagement shouldn’t be conflated w/ forced democracy promotion
3. Warped view that ‘realist’ argument can ONLY support retrenchment
4. Deep engagement = rational choice

Question 19

What does the integrated decision-making model focus on? (Massoud+Mitchell)

Answer 19

leadership/small group dynamics/bureaucracy