The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office

by Steven E. Schier Carleton College, Todd E. Eberly

Overview

Donald Trump’s stunning and surprising election to the US presidency has convulsed the political, academic, and journalistic worlds. No president has taken the oath of office with as little political experience. And his first few months in office have raised the central question: Can an outsider govern?

In The Trump Presidency, Steven E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly provide students with a brief, comprehensive introduction to the remarkable launch of the new administration. After briefly describing the Trump electoral victory, they provide critical insight into the Trump transition and media strategy, and relations with Congress as well as the challenges the new administration confronts on domestic and foreign policy. A final chapter describes the prospects for a presidency marred by missed opportunities in Congress, some setbacks in the courts, low popularity, and ongoing personnel drama. The Trump Presidency provides a succinct Trump-centric view of the American presidency and introduces students to all major aspects of the new administration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538105740
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.52(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Steven E. Schier is Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College, where he has taught the last thirty-six years. He is the author or co-editor of 21 books.

Todd E. Eberly is the Chair of the Political Science Department, an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, and Coordinator of the Democracy Studies program at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Trump’s Victory and Media Strategy
Chapter 2: Trump in the President’s Office
Chapter 3: Trump and Congress
Chapter 4: Trump and Domestic Policy
Chapter 5: Trump’s Foreign Policy
Chapter 6: Trump’s Prospects

Index

Editorial Reviews

The Trump Presidency: Outside in the Oval Office is one of the first scholarly books about America's 45th President to appear in print.. . the book is an accurate, highly readable, and at times insightful introduction to the most controversial presidency in modern times.. . Schier and Eberly have written a fine early take on the Trump presidency. It should serve as the standard for any scholars seeking to explain President Trump dispassionately and intelligently, especially to a wider audience.

Political Science Quarterly

Buffeted by presidential tweets, “breaking news,” and the clamoring of advocates and opponents alike, an observer might be forgiven for believing both that the Trump administration still struggles to gets its sea legs and that Donald Trump seems to have always been president. Reading The Trump Presidency allows one to catch a breath, but more importantly, positions the administration in a broader historical and institutional context, highlighting continuities as well as differences from its predecessors.

Congress & the Presidency

Since the moment that Trump claimed victory, political observers have said that America is in uncharted waters. Schier and Eberly provide an excellent chart of the early days of this unusual administration. Thoughtful, balanced, and politically savvy, this book carefully distinguishes the real from the fake, and the unprecedented from the conventional. At a time of partisan heat and intellectual confusion, it provides a temperate guide for the perplexed.

John J. Pitney Jr.

This is a must read book for understanding Trump's rise and the implications for American politics by two of the foremost presidential scholars. It will leave you thinking very carefully about the Trump presidency.

Janet Box-Steffensmeier

I highly recommend this engaging, balanced, and well-researched evaluation of Donald Trump's candidacy and the first six months of the Trump Presidency. Schier and Eberly provide us with much-needed context and insight grounded in political science, showing us what is - and what is not - unusual about the Trump Administration and what to expect going forward.

Kathryn Pearson

This is a must read book for understanding Trump's rise and the implications for American politics by two of the foremost presidential scholars. It will leave you thinking very carefully about the Trump presidency.

The Ohio State University