Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Adcox, Wallace O. III
URN	etd-11072008-063508
Title	Force and the United States after Vietman :Allison applied
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Political Science
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Luke, Timothy W. Committee Chair Walcott, Charles E. Committee Chair Spiezio, Kim E. Committee Member
Keywords	United States
Date of Defense	1990-05-09
Availability	restricted
Abstract Most studies of the use of conventional military force by the United States in the twentieth century tend to characterize the decision making process in terms of a unitary state and a unitary presidential decision maker. One alternative to this approach is the Bureaucratic Politics paradigm proposed by Graham Allison. To test the explanatory power of this decision making model in the post-Vietnam era, this thesis applies the specific propositions of Graham Allison's "Governmental Politics Model" concerning the use of military force, to selected case studies. In an attempt to determine the explanatory power of Allison's Governmental Politics model in the wake of Vietnam, this thesis draws on case studies ranging from the Dominican Republic intervention to the recent invasion of Panama. This thesis seeks to measure the theory to present reality.
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