Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic - The Deep State and The Unitary Executive (Paperback, Revised edition)

A powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nation through ever-tighter control of administration and an executive branch still organized to promote shared interests in steady hands, due deliberation, and expertise. President Trump pitted himself repeatedly against the institutions and personnel of the executive branch. In the process, two once-obscure concepts came center stage in an eerie faceoff. On one side was the specter of a "Deep State" conspiracy-administrators threatening to thwart the will of the people and undercut the constitutional authority of the president they elected to lead them. On the other side was a raw personalization of presidential power, one that a theory of "the unitary executive" gussied up and allowed to run roughshod over reason and the rule of law. The Deep State and the unitary executive framed every major contest of the Trump presidency. Like phantom twins, they drew each other out. These conflicts are not new. Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King trace the tensions between presidential power and the depth of the American state back through the decades and forward through the various settlements arrived at in previous eras. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic is about the breakdown of settlements and the abiding vulnerabilities of a Constitution that gave scant attention to administrative power. Rather than simply dump on Trump, the authors provide a richly historical perspective on the conflicts that rocked his presidency, and they explain why, if left untamed, the phantom twins will continue to pull the American government apart. Now, in this expanded paperback edition, they address the tumultuous Trump-Biden transition and reflect more broadly on the problems of presidential democracy in America today.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2022
Authors:	Stephen Skowronek (Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science) • John A Dearborn (Assistant Professor of Political Science) • Desmond King (Andrew Mellon Professor of American Government, Professorial Fellow Nuffield College, Director of Graduate Studies (Politics), and Emeritus Fellow St John's College)
Dimensions:	209 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-765694-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Promotions
LSN:	0-19-765694-3
Barcode:	9780197656945

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