Lisa K. Parshall, Jim Twombly

Directing the Whirlwind

The Trump Presidency and the Deconstruction of the Administrative State

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Donald J. Trump ran on a platform that, among other things, promised to "drain the swamp" that is Washington, DC. Part of that draining would entail what his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, would call "the deconstruction of the administrative state." Set in the political environment of 2020, with a raging pandemic and nationwide protests, this work examines the philosophy that guides the Trump Administration's approach and the mechanisms by which it seeks to accomplish the deconstruction. By combining journalistic accounts with presidential and public administration scholarship, the book raises questions about the impact of Trump's approach on the future of public administration. As such, this work makes a strong contribution to public administration and presidential studies and casts a scholarly light on treatments of Trump's contribution to governance and politics.

Produktdetails

• The American Presidency in the 21st Century 1
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 318351
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9781433183515
• ISBN-10: 143318351X
• Artikelnr.: 59970973

Autorenporträt

Lisa K. Parshall is Professor of Political Science at Daemen College in Amherst, New York. She earned her Ph.D. at the SUNY-Buffalo in 2001 and is the author of Reforming the Presidential Nominating Process: Front-Loading¿s Consequences and the National Primary Solution. Jim Twombly is Professor of Political Science at Elmira College in Elmira, New York. Earning his Ph.D. at Stony Brook University in 1992, he is the author of The Progression of the American Presidency and Political Scandal and Political Scandal and American Pop Culture: Sex, Power, and Cover-ups.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures - List of Table - Preface - Acknowledgements - Campaigning on a Platform of Administrative Deconstruction - Deregulating the Administrative State - Managing and Staffing in the Trump Administration - Anti-Administrativism Through the Courts - Delegitimizing the Administrative State - The Plan for Reorganizing and Reforming Government - Constitution and Crisis: Barriers to Presidential Control - The Future of Public Administration Post-Trump - Index.

Rezensionen

"This book takes readers from Trump's campaign rhetoric to his deconstructive approach to the people's business. The authors illuminate Trump Administration attacks on public authority that go beyond politics of public administration and conservative efforts to roll back the state. Chapters detail the assault on administrative rulemaking, expansive executive orders, appointment of hostile agency officials, and overt ideological judicial selection. Trump's 'anti-administration' approach threatens the national government legitimacy by undermining evidence-based policy with conspiracy claims, driving away expertise, and disrupting systems of accountability."-Gina Keel, Professor of Political Science, SUNY Oneonta

"President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented assault on American federal government. This book provides a thorough assessment of how that assault proceeded and the dangers it posed. This is an essential guide for scholars in public administration and political science, as well as students of American history."-Alasdair Roberts, Professor of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst