Steven E Schier
Biographic Data
| ID | 1077660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven E Schier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven E |
| FAMILY NAME | Schier |
| SIGNATURE | SCHIER S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How Trump Happened
Racism. Sexism. Russian interference. A few thousand votes in key swing states. There are no shortage of explanations for the stunning 2016 election of Donald Trump. In How Trump Happened, political experts Steven Schier and Todd Eberly step back to trace the factors driving his election, arguing that Trump's victory was decades in the making. As Americans prepare once again to cast their presidential ballots, How Trump Happened will be indispens…
Presidents on Political Ground
Presidents on Political Ground: Leaders in Action and What They Face." Congress & the Presidency, 44(2), pp. 293–294
Presidency and Political Science
Jockeying for the American Presidency
The Contemporary Presidency
Inconstant political support is a central problem for presidents, a problem of political authority . This article provides empirical evidence of the decline of political authority for American presidents over the last seventy years by examining several indicators comprising the related concept of political capital. Declining political capital lies at the core of the political authority problem besetting recent presidents. The evidence of declinin…
Obama's "Big Bang" Presidency
Barack Obama s large policy ambitions have made him a highly polarizing figure for Americans, just as his predecessor George W. Bush, also a person of grand ambitions, had been. Obama has pursued a directive presidency, in which the chief executive serves as the director of change, who creates opportunities to move in new directions and lead others where they otherwise would not go. One consequence of this is growing popular disapproval of Obama …
Presidential Party Building
Understanding the Obama Presidency
This article provides a variety of concepts for understanding the Obama presidency as it proceeds. One can fruitfully comprehend the next four years in terms of Obama's theory of presidential power, amount of political capital, progress in establishing a political regime, demonstration of political skills and ability to preserve and expand his political authority. The strengths and weaknesses of Obama's personality -- in terms of its levels of ex…
George W. Bush and Washington Governance
How effective was the George W. Bush administration in using the levers of Washington governance to attain its goals? By late in Bush's presidency, his administration had received a reputation as less than competent due to their mismanagement of the response to Hurricane Katrina and the occupation of Iraq. Despite these "headline" reversals, a closer look at the evidence reveals an administration that often was quite effective in pursuing its goa…
"Typing" the George W. Bush Presidency
Controversy characterizes the George W. Bush presidency. Amid the clamor, just what type of president has George W. Bush been in practice? This paper inventories the presidential literature to come to a tentative assessment of Bush s type. This paper examines the historical and institutional context of his presidency, his response to institutional challenges he has confronted, his governing style and personality type. Bush's efforts at conservati…
Frustrated Ambitions
The 2006 elections dealt a strong blow to the sizeable political and policy ambitions motivating the George W. Bush presidency. Bush's attempt to entrench a conservative political regime in national politics now faces its greatest peril. In particular, Bush's "political capital" is much reduced by Democratic control of the House and Senate. Bush's assertion of his formal powers will also receive greater challenge by Congress. It is now up to futu…
George W. Bush's Presidential Project and Its Prospects
Professor Schier argues that the central aim of the Bush presidency is to complete the project of political reconstruction begun by Reagan, namely to dislodge liberal conceptions about the proper role of government and implant a conservative regime of military hawkishness, supply-side economics, and enhanced executive power at the expense of Congress. From a political perspective, the Bush team has done an admirable job reviving Reagan era initia…
From Melting Pot to Centrifuge
Self-Inflicted Wounds
Budgeting for the Balance
The Speaker and the Budget
Journal Article The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives, by Daniel J. Palazzolo Get access The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives by Daniel J. Palazzolo. Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. 262 pp. $39.95. Steven E. Schier Steven E. Schier Carleton College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Q…
Deficits without End
Much of the criticism of Congress since 1980 in effect asked legislators to be who they aren't elite analysts responding to conventional policy wisdom -instead of elected representatives. An examination of the political economy of legislators shows fiscal concerns flow naturally from the duties of jobs. One duty of representatives is to reflect opinions back home, and this lawmakers did relatively well, particularly in defending their programs. T…
New Rules, New Games
Journal Article New Rules, New Games: National Party Guidelines and Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection in Iowa and Wisconsin, 1968–1976 Get access Steven E. Schier Steven E. Schier Wittenberg University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 10, Issue 3, Summer 1980, Pages 101–127, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037316 Published: 01 January…
The Contemporary Presidency
Inconstant political support is a central problem for presidents, a problem of political authority . This article provides empirical evidence of the decline of political authority for American presidents over the last seventy years by examining several indicators comprising the related concept of political capital. Declining political capital lies at the core of the political authority problem besetting recent presidents. The evidence of declinin…
George W. Bush's Presidential Project and Its Prospects
Professor Schier argues that the central aim of the Bush presidency is to complete the project of political reconstruction begun by Reagan, namely to dislodge liberal conceptions about the proper role of government and implant a conservative regime of military hawkishness, supply-side economics, and enhanced executive power at the expense of Congress. From a political perspective, the Bush team has done an admirable job reviving Reagan era initia…
Understanding the Obama Presidency
This article provides a variety of concepts for understanding the Obama presidency as it proceeds. One can fruitfully comprehend the next four years in terms of Obama's theory of presidential power, amount of political capital, progress in establishing a political regime, demonstration of political skills and ability to preserve and expand his political authority. The strengths and weaknesses of Obama's personality -- in terms of its levels of ex…
New Rules, New Games
Journal Article New Rules, New Games: National Party Guidelines and Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection in Iowa and Wisconsin, 1968–1976 Get access Steven E. Schier Steven E. Schier Wittenberg University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 10, Issue 3, Summer 1980, Pages 101–127, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037316 Published: 01 January…
Deficits without End
Much of the criticism of Congress since 1980 in effect asked legislators to be who they aren't elite analysts responding to conventional policy wisdom -instead of elected representatives. An examination of the political economy of legislators shows fiscal concerns flow naturally from the duties of jobs. One duty of representatives is to reflect opinions back home, and this lawmakers did relatively well, particularly in defending their programs. T…
The Speaker and the Budget
Journal Article The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives, by Daniel J. Palazzolo Get access The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives by Daniel J. Palazzolo. Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. 262 pp. $39.95. Steven E. Schier Steven E. Schier Carleton College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Q…
Self-Inflicted Wounds
Budgeting for the Balance
From Melting Pot to Centrifuge
George W. Bush's Presidential Project and Its Prospects
Professor Schier argues that the central aim of the Bush presidency is to complete the project of political reconstruction begun by Reagan, namely to dislodge liberal conceptions about the proper role of government and implant a conservative regime of military hawkishness, supply-side economics, and enhanced executive power at the expense of Congress. From a political perspective, the Bush team has done an admirable job reviving Reagan era initia…
"Typing" the George W. Bush Presidency
Controversy characterizes the George W. Bush presidency. Amid the clamor, just what type of president has George W. Bush been in practice? This paper inventories the presidential literature to come to a tentative assessment of Bush s type. This paper examines the historical and institutional context of his presidency, his response to institutional challenges he has confronted, his governing style and personality type. Bush's efforts at conservati…
Frustrated Ambitions
The 2006 elections dealt a strong blow to the sizeable political and policy ambitions motivating the George W. Bush presidency. Bush's attempt to entrench a conservative political regime in national politics now faces its greatest peril. In particular, Bush's "political capital" is much reduced by Democratic control of the House and Senate. Bush's assertion of his formal powers will also receive greater challenge by Congress. It is now up to futu…
George W. Bush and Washington Governance
How effective was the George W. Bush administration in using the levers of Washington governance to attain its goals? By late in Bush's presidency, his administration had received a reputation as less than competent due to their mismanagement of the response to Hurricane Katrina and the occupation of Iraq. Despite these "headline" reversals, a closer look at the evidence reveals an administration that often was quite effective in pursuing its goa…
Understanding the Obama Presidency
This article provides a variety of concepts for understanding the Obama presidency as it proceeds. One can fruitfully comprehend the next four years in terms of Obama's theory of presidential power, amount of political capital, progress in establishing a political regime, demonstration of political skills and ability to preserve and expand his political authority. The strengths and weaknesses of Obama's personality -- in terms of its levels of ex…
Obama's "Big Bang" Presidency
Barack Obama s large policy ambitions have made him a highly polarizing figure for Americans, just as his predecessor George W. Bush, also a person of grand ambitions, had been. Obama has pursued a directive presidency, in which the chief executive serves as the director of change, who creates opportunities to move in new directions and lead others where they otherwise would not go. One consequence of this is growing popular disapproval of Obama …
Presidential Party Building
Jockeying for the American Presidency
The Contemporary Presidency
Inconstant political support is a central problem for presidents, a problem of political authority . This article provides empirical evidence of the decline of political authority for American presidents over the last seventy years by examining several indicators comprising the related concept of political capital. Declining political capital lies at the core of the political authority problem besetting recent presidents. The evidence of declinin…
Presidency and Political Science
Presidents on Political Ground
Presidents on Political Ground: Leaders in Action and What They Face." Congress & the Presidency, 44(2), pp. 293–294
How Trump Happened
Racism. Sexism. Russian interference. A few thousand votes in key swing states. There are no shortage of explanations for the stunning 2016 election of Donald Trump. In How Trump Happened, political experts Steven Schier and Todd Eberly step back to trace the factors driving his election, arguing that Trump's victory was decades in the making. As Americans prepare once again to cast their presidential ballots, How Trump Happened will be indispens…
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