Graham G Dodds
Biographic Data
| ID | 133013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Graham G Dodds |
| GIVEN NAMES | Graham G |
| FAMILY NAME | Dodds |
| SIGNATURE | DODDS G G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9535-2767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Northern sanctuary
This article explores American conceptions of Canada as a sanctuary, a safe place where Americans can move to pursue their version of the (North) American dream while protected from assorted dangers in the United States, both real and imagined. It examines six episodes in which Canada served as an attractive sanctuary for Americans, with attention to their representations in popular media and cultural products, both historical and contemporary: L…
The Impeachment Power
The Ends of Resistance
The Specter of Dictatorship
The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power." New Political Science, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
Morgan, Iwan. FDR
Morgan, Iwan. FDR: Transforming the Presidency and Renewing America." Congress & the Presidency, 50(2), pp. 251–252
Assessing Exceptionalism
After the dramatic disruptions of Trump years, American political development might do well to consider whether American exceptionalism still holds or has changed, and that would require scholars to be more attentive to cross-national comparisons and perhaps also to change the countries with which the United States is compared
Presidential Control of Independent Agencies’ Leadership and Personnel
This article assesses recent developments in the interbranch struggle over control of the bureaucracy, specifically independent federal agencies and the impact of the unitary executive theory during the presidency of Donald Trump. It examines controversies that involved two Supreme Court cases about independent agencies: Lucia v. SEC (2018), which addressed administrative law judges and the president's appointment power, and Seila Law v. CFPB (20…
Unmaking the Presidency
The Unitary Presidency
Fisher, Louis. President Obama
Fisher, Louis. President Obama: Constitutional Aspirations and Executive Actions." Congress & the Presidency, 46(3), pp. 506–507
Unitary Presidency
The Diversity of Unilateral Presidential Orders
Obama on the Home Front
Given the manifold difficulties of the early Donald Trump presidency and its unrealized public policy ambitions, the issue of evaluating a president’s policy accomplishments has been very much in the news. In Bush on the Home Front (2010), John D. Graham detailed the domestic policy successes and failures of George W. Bush’s presidency, and now in Obama on the Home Front, he does the same for Barack Obama’s presidency. Graham declines to pass jud…
Let the People Rule
The American Vice Presidency
The Hope for Audacity
This article offers an overall assessment of President Barack Obama’s use of unilateral presidential directives and situates his usage in a broader historical context. It draws on academic scholarship and history to better understand the extent to which Obama’s use of unilateral presidential directives (such as executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda) comports with or departs from that of other presidents. It examines five perspectives on …
The Pathologies of Power
Books about improving U.S. foreign policy are a dime a dozen. But in The Pathologies of Power, Christopher Fettweis offers an unusual take on what he sees as the subpar foreign policy performance of the planet's sole superpower. Fettweis claims that U.S. foreign policy is driven by four pathological beliefs—fear, honor, glory, and hubris—that lead to poor policymaking. The book devotes a chapter to each of the beliefs that Fettweis contends accou…
A Review of “Lobbying the New President
Take up Your Pen
Graham G. Dodds explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives—the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders—and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy
Crusade or Charade? The Religious Right and the Culture Wars
This article challenges conventional views about the Religious Right and the culture wars in the United States, as it contends that the general topic has often been distorted in important respects. Specifically, it advances several somewhat counter-intuitive claims. It contends that the Religious Right is neither a long-standing nor a monolithic entity; that it is currently relatively dormant; that cultural criticisms associated with religious co…
Remaking the Presidency
James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government, Colleen A. Sheehan, New York
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As Others See Us
As Others See Us: The Causes and Consequences of Foreign Perceptions of America , Stephen Brooks, Peterborough ON: Broadview, 2006, pp. 178. As its title indicates, As Other See Us seeks to explain how the United States of America is perceived abroad. Stephen Brooks argues that while it is more important than ever to understand how foreigners view America, academics and policymakers alike have tended to do a poor job of it, because they overempha…
Unmaking the Presidency
Obama on the Home Front
Given the manifold difficulties of the early Donald Trump presidency and its unrealized public policy ambitions, the issue of evaluating a president’s policy accomplishments has been very much in the news. In Bush on the Home Front (2010), John D. Graham detailed the domestic policy successes and failures of George W. Bush’s presidency, and now in Obama on the Home Front, he does the same for Barack Obama’s presidency. Graham declines to pass jud…
Presidential Control of Independent Agencies’ Leadership and Personnel
This article assesses recent developments in the interbranch struggle over control of the bureaucracy, specifically independent federal agencies and the impact of the unitary executive theory during the presidency of Donald Trump. It examines controversies that involved two Supreme Court cases about independent agencies: Lucia v. SEC (2018), which addressed administrative law judges and the president's appointment power, and Seila Law v. CFPB (20…
As Others See Us
As Others See Us: The Causes and Consequences of Foreign Perceptions of America , Stephen Brooks, Peterborough ON: Broadview, 2006, pp. 178. As its title indicates, As Other See Us seeks to explain how the United States of America is perceived abroad. Stephen Brooks argues that while it is more important than ever to understand how foreigners view America, academics and policymakers alike have tended to do a poor job of it, because they overempha…
James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government, Colleen A. Sheehan, New York
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Remaking the Presidency
Crusade or Charade? The Religious Right and the Culture Wars
This article challenges conventional views about the Religious Right and the culture wars in the United States, as it contends that the general topic has often been distorted in important respects. Specifically, it advances several somewhat counter-intuitive claims. It contends that the Religious Right is neither a long-standing nor a monolithic entity; that it is currently relatively dormant; that cultural criticisms associated with religious co…
A Review of “Lobbying the New President
Take up Your Pen
Graham G. Dodds explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives—the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders—and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy
The Hope for Audacity
This article offers an overall assessment of President Barack Obama’s use of unilateral presidential directives and situates his usage in a broader historical context. It draws on academic scholarship and history to better understand the extent to which Obama’s use of unilateral presidential directives (such as executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda) comports with or departs from that of other presidents. It examines five perspectives on …
The Pathologies of Power
Books about improving U.S. foreign policy are a dime a dozen. But in The Pathologies of Power, Christopher Fettweis offers an unusual take on what he sees as the subpar foreign policy performance of the planet's sole superpower. Fettweis claims that U.S. foreign policy is driven by four pathological beliefs—fear, honor, glory, and hubris—that lead to poor policymaking. The book devotes a chapter to each of the beliefs that Fettweis contends accou…
Let the People Rule
The American Vice Presidency
The Diversity of Unilateral Presidential Orders
Obama on the Home Front
Given the manifold difficulties of the early Donald Trump presidency and its unrealized public policy ambitions, the issue of evaluating a president’s policy accomplishments has been very much in the news. In Bush on the Home Front (2010), John D. Graham detailed the domestic policy successes and failures of George W. Bush’s presidency, and now in Obama on the Home Front, he does the same for Barack Obama’s presidency. Graham declines to pass jud…
The Unitary Presidency
Fisher, Louis. President Obama
Fisher, Louis. President Obama: Constitutional Aspirations and Executive Actions." Congress & the Presidency, 46(3), pp. 506–507
Unitary Presidency
Unmaking the Presidency
Assessing Exceptionalism
After the dramatic disruptions of Trump years, American political development might do well to consider whether American exceptionalism still holds or has changed, and that would require scholars to be more attentive to cross-national comparisons and perhaps also to change the countries with which the United States is compared
Presidential Control of Independent Agencies’ Leadership and Personnel
This article assesses recent developments in the interbranch struggle over control of the bureaucracy, specifically independent federal agencies and the impact of the unitary executive theory during the presidency of Donald Trump. It examines controversies that involved two Supreme Court cases about independent agencies: Lucia v. SEC (2018), which addressed administrative law judges and the president's appointment power, and Seila Law v. CFPB (20…
The Specter of Dictatorship
The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power." New Political Science, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
Morgan, Iwan. FDR
Morgan, Iwan. FDR: Transforming the Presidency and Renewing America." Congress & the Presidency, 50(2), pp. 251–252
The Ends of Resistance
Northern sanctuary
This article explores American conceptions of Canada as a sanctuary, a safe place where Americans can move to pursue their version of the (North) American dream while protected from assorted dangers in the United States, both real and imagined. It examines six episodes in which Canada served as an attractive sanctuary for Americans, with attention to their representations in popular media and cultural products, both historical and contemporary: L…
The Impeachment Power
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