The Iraq War and Democratic Governance - Judith Betts, Mark Phythian

The Iraq War and Democratic Governance

Britain and Australia go to War
Buch | Softcover
XV, 236 Seiten
2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-50321-5 (ISBN)
106,99 inkl. MwSt

This book examines the decisions by Tony Blair and John Howard to take their nations into the 2003 Iraq War, and the questions these decisions raise about democratic governance. It also explores the significance of the US alliance in UK and Australian decision-making, and the process for taking a nation to war. Relying on primary government documents and interviews, and bringing together various strands of literature that have so far been discussed in isolation (including historical accounts, party politics, prime ministerial leadership and intelligence studies), the authors provide a comprehensive and original view on the various post-war inquiries conducted in the UK, Australia.

 

lt;p>Judith Betts teaches government and political communication at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She has worked in the Australian Public Service, served as a ministerial adviser and as a speechwriter, and currently works as an academic.

Mark Phythian is Professor of Politics in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, UK. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security, and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The US Alliance.- Chapter 3. Prime Ministerial Dominance: Cabinet, Party, Parliament and the Bureaucracy.- Chapter 4. Managing the media and pro-war spin.- Chapter 5. Managing the Consequences of War: Post-war Inquiries.- Chapter 6. The Chilcot Inquiry.- Chapter 7. Never again? Lessons and Consequences for Australia and the UK.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XV, 236 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 334 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte 2003 Invasion of Iraq • 2003 Iraq War • Chilcot Inquiry • Decision-Making • Democratic governance • Iraq War Decision • Media Strategies of the Blair Government • Media Strategies of the Howard Government • Post-War Inquiries in Australia • Post-War Inquiries in the UK • US-Australia Alliance • US-UK alliance
ISBN-10 3-030-50321-6 / 3030503216
ISBN-13 978-3-030-50321-5 / 9783030503215
Zustand Neuware
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