The shifting 21st-century presidency : assessing the implications for America and the world / edited by Tevi Troy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Troy, Tevi, 1967- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Political leadership--United States--History--21st century.

Political leadership.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 170 pages) : illusstrations

Other Title:

Shifting twenty-first century presidency

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Summary:

"The presidency has undergone significant changes in the twenty-first century, with George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and now Joe Biden transforming the office in distinct ways. Part of these changes stem from the numerous crises of this young century: 9/11 and the resulting War on Terror, Katrina, the Great Recession, the coronavirus pandemic, and the urban unrest of 2020. Crisis always brings with it rapid change. But there are other factors at work as well. Increased polarization has led presidents of both sides of the aisle to press existing rules and norms to their limits in the short windows allotted to them. And advances in technology, with the development of America as an impatient nation, means that leaders feel the pressure to get more done during their tenures, norms and rules be damned. The result is a lot of policy and structural change in a short period, including new cabinet departments, new election rules, and significantly increased spending and debt, among other things. For the most part, these changes have occurred with little thought to what it all means for the functionality and stability of our democratic institutions and processes and, consequently, our nation's capacity to address the needs as well as aspirations of the American people"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Rapidly Changing Twenty-First-Century Presidency

Section I: The Management of the Presidency in the Twenty-First Century

1. Implementation Failure and Presidential Success

2. Presidential Transitions in the Twenty-First Century

3. Foreign Policy Interactions between Congress and the White House in the Twenty-First Century

Panel 1: The Management of the Evolving Twenty-First-Century Presidency

Section II: The Twenty-First-Century Presidency in the External Environment

4. Presidential Approval Ratings in the Twenty-First Century

5. Communications and the Presidency in the Twenty-First Century

Panel 2: The Twenty-First-Century Presidency in the External Environment

Section III: How We Got Here

Panel 3: The Formers Weigh In

Conclusion: The Meaning of the Twenty-First-Century Presidency

About the Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7006-3648-X