| Abstrakt: |
The role of the American President as commander-in-chief has been a major subject of discussion in political science, history, law, and other disciplines. This discussion has particularly been developed on the constitutional basis of Presidential claims, and on how such authority has been used in dealing with citizens. Yet there is enough unknown about how Presidents exercise the role that both practical need and intellectual opportunity require that some further, fresh inquiry is needed. The fields of American politics (notably executive politics and public administration), comparative politics, and international relations provide a number of starting points from which to work. Our understanding of the Presidency, the military, and the making of American national security policy can only be strengthened through a renewed focus on their political intersection, the application of theoretical and methodological tools new and old, and the dusting off of the multiplicity of cases throughout the Republic's history that beg for attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
