The most thorough, systematic, and historical examination of the
interrelations of the president and other participants in civil
rights policymaking, The President and Civil Rights Policy
investigates the process from agenda setting through implementation
and even reviews policy impact. Emphasizing the themes of
leadership and change, Shull surveys the numerous policy tools
available to a president committed to policy change. Although
historical components are reviewed, the stress here is on the
contemporary presidency. Included is a ground-breaking, detailed
assessment of the Reagan administration that provides our first
look at the president's role in a vital issue across the entire
policymaking process. Shull finds that the American president is
the most prominent catalyst for most public policy programs, with
domestic issue areas like civil rights, often allowing the greatest
discretionary latitude. This crucial issue functions as a barometer
of presidential influence, priority, and action, as what presidents
choose to do may be largely up to them. Some presidents, such as
Lyndon Johnson, have initiated civil rights policies, whereas
others, such as Ronald Reagan, have acted to restrict government's
role and have turned back the civil rights clock. The main thrust
here is that committed presidents lead and without leadership,
little change in policy occurs. Various kinds of evidence from
quantitative data on statements, actions, and results, as well as
memoirs and interviews are used to document the presidents' impact
on civil rights policy. More than forty tables scrutinize almost
every perceivable aspect of this subject, from Major Events in the
Struggle for Racial Equality to Average Expenditures (Outlays) for
Civil Rights, and Characteristics of Federal District and Appellate
Court Judges. The volume's four major divisions present a framework
for the analysis, focus on the president's role in agenda setting
and policy formulation, delineate the roles of others and their
responses to presidents' statements and actions, and assess
presidential impact. This timely and detailed study will be useful
supplementary reading in graduate and advanced undergraduate
courses in the presidency, American government, civil liberties,
and in public policy courses, especially those using the process or
content form of organization.
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