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 presidency have had such fundamental effects
both in domestic policy and in US foreign policy, three
contributors (Thomas Langston, John Burke, James Pfiffner) then
address the processes of decision making especially in respect to
the war against Iraq. How the administration governs by a recurring
process of campaigning is examined in chapters on public opinion
and war (by Gary Jacobson), the promotional presidency (by Larry
Jacobs), mobilizing congressional support for war (by Scott
Blinder) and the White House communications system (by Martha
Kumar). Finally the way in which the Bush White House relates to
congress and the process of building congressional coalitions to
enact laws is the subject of chapters on 'executive style' of this
administration (by Charles O Jones) and the failure to reform
social security (by Fiona Ross). It will be essential reading for
anyone wishing to understand one of the most controversial
administrations in recent years.
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