Articles

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Congressional Acquiescence to Presidentialism in the US ‘War on Terror’, The Journal of Legislative Studies (2009)

Congressional dominance theory holds that not only can the US Congress control the executive, it...

 

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Introduction: The Impact of the “War on Terror” on Executive-Legislative Relations: A Global Perspective (with Riccardo Pelizzo), The Journal of Legislative Studies (2009)
 

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Congress and Crisis: Will the 111th Congress Be Any Different?, Extensions. Journal of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center (2009)
 

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Qualified Exceptionalism: The US Congress in Comparative Perspective, The Journal of Legislative Studies (2006)

The framers of the American Constitution devised a singular bicameral legislative body, which invested substantial...

 

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Presidential Power and Congressional Acquiescence in the ‘War’ on Terror: A New Consttutional Equilibrium?, Politics & Policy (2006)
 

Books

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The "War on Terror" and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis (2010)
 
America’s “War On Terrorism”: New Dimensions in United States Government and National Security (2008)

How has 9/11 and George W. Bush’s self-declared “war” on terror changed American government and...

 

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Leadership in Context (2003)

What is political leadership and does it operate differently in different political contexts? In addition...

 
Congress and the Presidency: Institutional Politics in a Separated System (1996)

n this comprehensive and perceptive study, Michael Foley and John E. Owens argue that in...

 

Contributions to Books

A ‘Post-Partisan’ President in a Partisan Context, Obama in Office. The First Two Years (2011)