Argues that the civil service system, which was devised to create a uniform process for recruiting high-quality workers to government, is no longer uniform or a system. This short, lively, and bipartisan volume describes what the government of the future will look like, what it will need to work well, and how in particular the nation can build the ......
Sidney R. Yates and Fifty Years of Presidents, Pragmatism, and Public Se
The son of a Lithuanian blacksmith, Sidney R. Yates rose to the pinnacle of Washington power and influence. As chair of a House Appropriations Subcommittee, Yates was a preeminent national figure involved in issues that ranged from the environment and Native American rights to Israel and support for the arts. Speaker Tip O'Neill relied on the ......
The book introduces Legislative Conflict Theory. The theory suggests that conflict in legislatures in two-dimensional and that a moderate level of conflict will be most productive. The two types of conflict are policy differences and relational conflict. Using the US Congress as a testing ground, and novel indicators of both forms of conflict and ......
This book compares bipartisan Congressional majorities resolutely defending America from serious contemporary Chinese challenges with past episodes of Congressional activism.
Activism, Assertiveness, and Acquiescence in a Polarized Era
Leading scholars in the study of congress and US foreign policy address congress's vital role in determining how and why the US chooses it's international policy agendas. They address key aspects of congressional activism, assertiveness, and acquiescence in an era of divided government and polarized politics.
Activism, Assertiveness, and Acquiescence in a Polarized Era
Leading scholars in the study of congress and US foreign policy address congress's vital role in determining how and why the US chooses it's international policy agendas. They address key aspects of congressional activism, assertiveness, and acquiescence in an era of divided government and polarized politics.
Trailblazing Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History
Congressional Lions examines twelve trailblazing members of Congress throughout American history to understand their role in shaping the life of the nation. The book focuses on historical figures stretching from the founding of the nation into the twenty-first century.
