
Politics of the Presidency
CQ Press
8th Edition
Published on 8. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
568 pages
978-1-60871-797-2 (ISBN)
Description
Once again delivering their comprehensive-and accessible-analysis of the presidency, Pika and Maltese bring their trusted core text completely up-to-date. Never losing sight of the historical foundations of the office, the authors maintain a delicate balance as they examine the presidency through a modern lens. A solid foundation for any presidency course, the eighth edition features new data and scholarship in addition to coverage of:
- the 2010 midterm election and preparation for the 2012 election;
- Obama's relations with the Republican House;
- the appointments of Sotomayor and Kagan to the Supreme Court;
- Obama's use of new media;
- such major policies as the stimulus bill, financial regulation and the debt ceiling, health care reform, and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," among others;
- U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the build-up in Afghanistan, the killing of Osama bin Laden, the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques, the START treaty, and reactions to the Arab Spring.
- the 2010 midterm election and preparation for the 2012 election;
- Obama's relations with the Republican House;
- the appointments of Sotomayor and Kagan to the Supreme Court;
- Obama's use of new media;
- such major policies as the stimulus bill, financial regulation and the debt ceiling, health care reform, and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," among others;
- U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the build-up in Afghanistan, the killing of Osama bin Laden, the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques, the START treaty, and reactions to the Arab Spring.
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60871-797-2 (9781608717972)
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Joseph A. Pika | John Anthony Maltese
The Politics of the Presidency
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Persons
Joseph A. Pika is the James R. Soles professor emeritus of political science and international
relations at the University of Delaware. He holds a PhD from the University
of Wisconsin and taught previously at SUNY at Buffalo. He is coauthor with Jason D.
Mycoff of Conflict & Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-
2006 and coauthor with John Anthony Maltese and H. Phillips Shively of American
Democracy in Context. He served for seven years on the Delaware State Board of
Education, four years as president.
John Anthony Maltese is the Albert B. Saye professor of political science and associate
dean of the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs and was
named a University professor in 2023 in recognition of significant impact on the university
beyond normal academic responsibilities. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins
University. He is the author of The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees and Spin Control:
The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News,
and coauthor with Joseph A. Pika and H. Phillips Shively of American Democracy in
Context. He is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and was named the
2004 Georgia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Professor Maltese also writes about
classical music, for which he won a Grammy Award from the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences.
relations at the University of Delaware. He holds a PhD from the University
of Wisconsin and taught previously at SUNY at Buffalo. He is coauthor with Jason D.
Mycoff of Conflict & Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-
2006 and coauthor with John Anthony Maltese and H. Phillips Shively of American
Democracy in Context. He served for seven years on the Delaware State Board of
Education, four years as president.
John Anthony Maltese is the Albert B. Saye professor of political science and associate
dean of the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs and was
named a University professor in 2023 in recognition of significant impact on the university
beyond normal academic responsibilities. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins
University. He is the author of The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees and Spin Control:
The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News,
and coauthor with Joseph A. Pika and H. Phillips Shively of American Democracy in
Context. He is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and was named the
2004 Georgia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Professor Maltese also writes about
classical music, for which he won a Grammy Award from the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences.
Content
PART ONE: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PUBLIC
The Changing Presidency
Election Politics
Public Politics
Presidential Character and Performance
PART TWO: THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT
Legislative Politics
Executive Politics
Judicial Politics
PART THREE: THE PRESIDENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
The Politics of Domestic Policy
The Politics of Economic Policy
The Politics of National Security Policy
The Changing Presidency
Election Politics
Public Politics
Presidential Character and Performance
PART TWO: THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT
Legislative Politics
Executive Politics
Judicial Politics
PART THREE: THE PRESIDENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
The Politics of Domestic Policy
The Politics of Economic Policy
The Politics of National Security Policy