September 11 and the rise of political fundamentalism in the Bush administration

Domestic legitimatization versus international estrangement

Bibliographic Data

ID12734040
AuthorsDarrell Nabers (0000-0002-0007-4873, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, corresponding author), Robert G Patman (University of Otago)
Year2008
Volume20
Issue2
Pages169-183
Publication date2008-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Change Peace & Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-1158 • E-ISSN: 1478-1166
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14781150802079714
OpenAlexW2138357146
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This article explores the tension between the role of religious language as a domestic legitimising device for the Bush administration and its adverse impact on Washington's foreign policy image. It argues that President Bush's political fundamentalism after 9/11 has become a major obstacle to effectively addressing the challenge of international terrorism. It examines the interface between religion and the traditional idea of US exceptionalism, considers the political rise of the Christian right in American politics since the 1970s, shows how 9/11 served as a transformative event in the emergence of political fundamentalism in the White House and explores the impact of the construction of President Bush's ‘war on terror’ policies on the domestic and international environments. The conclusion acknowledges a substantial gulf between the domestic and international responses to President Bush's brand of political fundamentalism, but concedes that these differences have been narrowing over time

Administration (probate law · American exceptionalism · Exceptionalism · Foreign policy · Fundamentalism · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sectarianism · Sociology · Terrorism · Transformative learning · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Religion and Society Interactions

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