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- Argues Trump is an extraordinary president but his presidency is rather ordinary
- Explains why the substance of Trump’s presidency, in an institutional sense, remains far from disruptive or populist
- Provides a clear, powerful argument written in an open and accessible style
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership (PSPL)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The presidency of Donald J. Trump is rather ordinary. Trump himself may be the most unusual, unorthodox and unconventional president the US has ever had. Yet, even with his extraordinary personality and approach to the job, his presidency is proving quite ordinary in its accomplishments and outcomes, both at home and abroad. Like most modern US presidents, the number and scope of Trump’s achievements are rather meager. Despite dramatic claims to a revolution in US politics, Trump simply has not achieved very much. Trump’s few policy achievements are also mostly mainstream Republican ones rather than the radical, anti-establishment, swamp-draining changes promised on the campaign trail. The populist insurgent who ran against Washington has followed a policy agenda largely in tune with conservative Republican traditions. The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump provides a detailed explanation for the discrepancy between Trump’s extraordinary approach and the relative mediocrity of his achievements. Ironically, it is precisely Trump’s extraordinariness as president that has helped render his presidency ordinary.
Keywords
- Trump presidency
- electoral politics
- presidential studies
- Trump revolution
- Neil Gorsuch
- Trump Supreme Court
- Brett Kavanaugh
- Drain the swamp
- America First
- Trump and Border
- Zero Tolerance Border
- Trump Border Wall
- Trump donors
- Administrative Presidency
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- Trump TCJA
- Freedom of the Press
- Trump North Korea
- Trump Healthcare
- us politics
Reviews
“It is written for a broad audience – it is researched in enough depth for an academic audience, but, at the same time, it is presented in such a manner to be a good introduction for lay readers. As such, it offers a worthy, accessible contribution to the debate concerning the Trump presidency.” (Dafydd Townley, Presidential History Network, January, 2020)
“One of the first full-length books on the Trump presidency, The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump offers an interesting and novel approach. The premise is that the administration is neither as great nor as failed as supporters and critics claim it to be; rather, it is a mediocre presidency. The quality of the scholarship is very high. The coherence and presentation are interesting, accessible, and compelling.” (Daniel E. Ponder, L.E. Meador Professor of Political Science, Director, Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship, Drury University, USA)Authors and Affiliations
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Keele University , Staffordshire, UK
Jon Herbert
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University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Trevor McCrisken
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School of Politics and International Rel, University of Kent School of Politics and International Rel, CANTERBURY, UK
Andrew Wroe
About the authors
Jon Herbert is Senior Lecturer in US Politics at Keele University, UK
Trevor McCrisken is Associate Professor of US Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Warwick, UK
Andrew Wroe is Senior Lecturer in American Politics at the University of Kent, UK
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump
Authors: Jon Herbert, Trevor McCrisken, Andrew Wroe
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04943-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04942-3Published: 07 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04943-0Published: 25 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2947-5821
Series E-ISSN: 2947-583X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 242
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, US Politics, Political Leadership, Electoral Politics