As the new Administration sets forth to reform the country, its chances for success are directly linked to the way the President will be able to guide the immense federal bureaucracy to accomplish his goals.
In the introduction to this issue, Bert Rockman explains this link between the President and the federal government through his examination of what has been labeled "The Administrative Presidency". The articles in this issue center on this theme and include such topics as the strategies Presidents have used in obtaining control over the bureaucracy, the methods in which Presidents choose their appointees, and the limitations of the Executive Branch in dealing with the bureaucracy. An article by Dr. David Lewis addresses how the politicization of the bureaucracy-as a response to patronage demands on the Presidency-can hinder the President's ability to control the bureaucracy. Finally, two articles examine the limitations that the Constitution places on the President's ability to influence the federal government.
Special Issue: The Administrative Presidency
Introduction to the Symposium on "The Administrative Presidency" - Bert A. Rockman
Articles
The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory - Richard W. Waterman
The Administrative Presidency and Bureaucratic Control: Implementing a Research Agenda - Andrew Rudalevige
Administrative Politics and the Public Presidency - Brandice Canes-Wrone
The Appointments Process and the Administrative Presidency - Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman
Revisiting the Administrative Presidency: Policy, Patronage, and Agency Competence - David E. Lewis
Organizational Complexity and Coordination Dilemmas in U.S. Executive Politics - George A. Krause
Back to the Future? Toward Revitalizing the Study of the Administrative Presidency - Robert Durant
Features
The Contemporary Presidency: Constitutional Reform and the Presidency: The Recent Effort to Repeal the Natural-Born Citizen Requirement - Michael Tager
The Law: The Baker-Christopher War Powers Commission - Louis Fisher
Polls and Elections: How Did the Primary Vote Forecasts Fare in 2008? - Wayne P. Steger
Book Reviews
A Matter of Faith: Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election edited by David E. Campbell - Brian Newman
The Rhetorical Presidency of George H. W. Bush edited by Martin J. Medhurst - Bruce E. Gronbeck
Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents by Colleen J. Shogan - Mark A. Gring
General Ashcroft: Attorney at War by Nancy V. Baker - David A. Yalof
Victory in War: Foundations of Modern Military Policy by William C. Martel - Douglas A. Borer
From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War by Wilson D. Miscamble - Dale Herspring
The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism by Erez Manela - William F. Felice
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