The Foreign Policymaking Role of Congress in the 1990s
Remote Sensing Technology and the Future of Congressional Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Davis (0000-0003-2109-7203, Brigham Young University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-191 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343469209507899 |
| OpenAlex | W2048784411 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
In the midst of a period of Congressional assertiveness on foreign policy, a new technology has emerged for commercial use with the potential for enhancing Congress' information-gathering processes and agenda-setting role. The effect may alter the balance of power in the relationship between Congress and the President. Congress' access to news media stories of imagery may provide an independent information source on U.S. or foreign military installations and activities. Such a source could be utilized to assess issues such as Pentagon appropriations, treaty compliance, and foreign aid funding. The thesis of this article is that when interest groups and the news media use remote sensing imagery on foreign policy issues, the foreign and national security policymaking process will be transformed by enhancing the information status and the public agendasetting role of previously excluded segments such as interest groups, the news media, and the general public. The expanded role of these groups will decentralize decisionmaking by fragmenting power and likely restructure the relationship between the Congress and the executive over these policy areas during the 1990s
Assertiveness · Foreign policy · Pentagon · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Restructuring · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |