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Confrontation and Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-2006
Author(s): Joseph A. Pika (Author), Jason D. Mycoff (Author)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
- Publication Date: 10 July 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 282 pages
- ISBN-10: 0742540596
- ISBN-13: 9780742540590
Book Description
The authors draw several general conclusions. Direction, coherence and energy are provided by multiple national leaders, not just by the president. Like other presidents, Bush sought to dominate national policy-making but ultimately found it necessary to effect tactical and policy reversals, actions inconsistent with his image as an uncompromising man of principle. Legislative success often depended on the skills of Bushs allies and particularly on the efforts of bipartisan and sometimes bicameral tandems who forged compromises across party and institutional lines that made progress possible.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Through their detailed examinations of the most important recent Washington battles, Mycoff and Pika illuminate how individual leadership and institutional frameworks shaped a critical set of political decisions. Students and instructors will appreciate the engaging case studies as well as the accessible, original synthesis of contemporary policy making. — Scott R. Meinke, Bucknell University
Mycoff and Pika have captured the nuts and bolts of Beltway decision-making. An informative read for undergraduates interested in policymaking and politics. — Colleen J. Shogan, George Mason University
Mycoff and Pika produce a thoughtful examination of contemporary presidential-congressional relations through the lens of leadership theory….The book is a useful contribution to the leadership study literature. Recommended.
Confrontation and Compromise shows what it is like to make law on difficult issues in a period of crisis politics and narrow party margins. The cases are well chosen; the lessons clearly set forth. It is text for our time. — Charles O. Jones, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
About the Author
Jason D. Mycoff is assistant professor at the University of Delaware, teaches courses on American politics and research methods. His research focuses on congressional committees in the lawmaking process and institutional relationships between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Joseph A. Pika is professor at the University of Delaware, teaches American politics with a research specialization in the presidency. Pika is co-author (with John Maltese) of The Politics of the Presidency and The Presidential Contest. In addition to his academic career, Pika has served on numerous state committees and task forces including eight years on the Delaware State Board of Education, four as president of the Board.
