The polarized presidency of George W. Bush / edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond S. King.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, George C.

King, Desmond S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection examines the foreign and domestic policies of President George W Bush's administration. The analysis begins with an account of how highly polarized - in terms of public opinion and electoral patterns - this presidency has proved to be (in a chapter by the editors). This is followed by chapters on the use of unilateral executive powers (by Louis Fisher and William Howell) and pre-rogative powers (by Richard Pious). Because the policy choices of the Bush presidencyhave had such fundamental effects both in domestic policy and in US foreign policy, three contributors (Thomas Langst

Contents:

Introduction / George C. Edwards III & Desmond S. King

The scope of inherent powers / Louis Fisher

Torture of detainees and presidential prerogative power / Richard M. Pious

Bending so as not to break : what the Bush presidency reveals about the politics of unilateral action / William G. Howell & Douglas L. Kriner

"The decider's" path to war in Iraq and the importance of personality / Thomas S. Langston

From success to failure? : Iraq and the organization of George W. Bush's decision making / John P. Burke

Intelligence and decision making before the war with Iraq / James P. Pfiffner

The public, the president, and the war in Iraq / Gary C. Jacobson

The promotional presidency and the new institutional toryism : public mobilization, legislative dominance, and squandered opportunities / Lawrence R. Jacobs

Going public, going to Baghdad : presidential agenda-setting and the electoral connection in Congress / Scott B. Blinder

Managing the news : the Bush communications operation / Martha Joynt Kumar

The US Congress and chief executive George W. Bush / Charles O. Jones

Policy histories and partisan leadership in presidential studies : the case of social security / Fiona Ross.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-281-14971-3

9786611149710

0-19-152724-6

1-4356-2173-5

OCLC:

191072326