Public Outreach, Executive Orders, and the Unilateral Presidency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam L Warber (0000-0002-9811-1854, Clemson University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-288 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343469.2014.931895 |
| OpenAlex | W2055845846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
Scholars have traditionally and loosely defined executive orders as presidential directives that instruct bureaucrats about how to implement policy. In contrast, proclamations are thought to be used by presidents to address policy matters regarding the general public. This has been an assumption that scholars have accepted without empirical evidence. We have long known that presidents strategically pursue policy to build support among numerous groups, such as African Americans, religious organizations, women, educators, and labor unions. Presidency scholars also know that executive orders are an expedient tool that an administration utilizes to pursue its policy agenda. As a result, why should we assume that the exclusive target population of executive orders is members of the federal bureaucracy? This is the first study to explore whether and how presidents from 1936 through 2008 use executive orders to target specific populations with policy
Administration (probate law · Bureaucracy · Executive branch · Executive order · Executive power · Outreach · Political science · Politics · Population · Presidency · Presidential system · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Freedom to Serve
The Strategic President
Power without Persuasion
Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency
Presidential Use of Executive Orders, 1953-1994
With the Stroke of a Pen
Circumventing Adversity
Unilateral Presidential Powers
By Order of the President
Foxholes and Color Lines
By Order of the President
The Eisenhower Administration and Black Civil Rights
The Eisenhower Administration and Black Civil Rights
Presidential Influence and the Administrative State
Take up Your Pen
Opportunity, Constraints, and the Development of the Institutional Presidency
Executive Orders and Presidential Power
The Politics of Executive Orders
Revisiting the Two Presidencies
Presidential Influence in the Policymaking Process
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |