Le Conseil National de Securite des Etats-Unis : son role, son influence et son utilisation dans l'elaboration de la politique exterieure et de defense americaine (1969-1976)

This thesis concerns US decision-making and policy-making in foreign and defense affairs, at the presidential level. It raises the question of the extent to which formal governmental advisory organizations improve the quality of decision- and policy-making. For this purpose, it analyses and assesses the performance of the National Security Council as an interdepartmental mechanism shaping policies and counselling the President. It also examines the conditions and factors that hinder the activities of the Council, and explains some of its malfunctions. The "bureaucratic" and "presidential" interpretations of policy-making help support this analysis and the enquiry into the performance of the NSC during Nixon and Ford years (1969-1976). The hypotheses are verified through surveys of the literature and several case-studies. The conclusion highlights many complexities of real decision-making in the White House, that supplements some of the explanations offered by both the "bureaucratic" and the "presidential" perspectives.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Affairs

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

1981

Author dc:creator

• David, Charles Philippe

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 1981 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/1981-12530

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/27157