War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war War Powers argues that the Constitution doesn't offer a single legal answer to that question. But its

Reviews

Winner of the 2014 Richard E. Neustadt Award, Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "Zeisberg has written a sophisticated, painstakingly researched analysis focusing on the age-old question of the proper allocation of war powers between Congress and the president."--Choice "War Powers is an important entry into a vital substantive area where the concerns of scholars connect to real world problems that impact leaders and citizens across the globe. The author's creative and ambitious account deserves further development, defense, and elaboration, including its application to separation of powers contexts well beyond struggles over war."--Bruce Peabody, Congress and the Presidency "An ambitious new book."--Joseph Margulies, Political Science Quarterly

Author Bio

Mariah Zeisberg is assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.