The “Parties” Presidents Make? The Bush Legacy and Party Government

Presidents, Parties, and the Business Cycle, 19492009

Scattered works by political scientists since the 1970s have reported that Democratic presidents have compiled stronger economic records than their Republican counterparts: economic growth has been higher, unemployment lower, and inequality has fallen during Democratic administrations while the opposite outcomes have occurred under Republican presidents. Recently, however, Campbell has vigorous...

Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parties, and Mandate-Representatio

How does presidentialism affect democratic representation, both in theory and in practice? In this paper, part of a larger book project, we build on our previous research (Samuels and Shugart 2003), which argued that all else equal, presidentialism impedes representation based on prospective government “mandates.” Inspired by and building on research on Latin America by Susan Stokes (2001), her...

Presidents and Parties in Regional Politics : Italy and Spain Compared

bush's legacy in the middle east and the challenge faced by obama

this article examines the goals of george w. bush’s middle east policy and its legacy in the region. it further gives a detailed analysis of three major dilemmas in us policy - iraq, iran, and lebanon - towards the region at the present time. it then examines barak obama’s declared positions on these issues during his election campaign and his possible course of action in the region as presiden...

Appraising the Foreign Policy Legacy of George W. Bush on Iran: The Roots of the Current Crisis

In this historical analysis of US foreign policy toward Iran during the presidency of George W. Bush, the author aims to decipher the overarching policy approach guiding United States' Iran policy in the context of the main issues arising during this time period. George W. Bush started his presidency with the legacy of past presidents, viewing Iran as a threat to US interests and drawing from t...