The New American Political System: Popular Discontent and Professional Government
-
Steven E. Schier
Abstract
America’s current national political system got much of its shape from transformations engendered between 1960 and 1980. Owing to the rise in education levels among all Americans and the need for professional legislators, bureaucrats, legislative and professional staff, judges, and lobbyists, America witnessed the rise of “professional government” to carry out ever-growing governmental responsibilities. These governing professionals are an elite built on merit through occupational accomplishment, and many of them seek to rule regardless of voter participation. This has furthered the sense of disconnect among the public and created a self-reinforcing chain. Popular discontent and professional government are central and related features of the contemporary American political system.
©2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Article
- Presidency, the Power of the Purchaser and Public Policy
- When Congress Asserts Itself: Examining Legislative Challenges to Executive Power
- Of Closed Minds and Open Mouths: Indicators of Supreme Court Justice Votes during the 2009 and 2010 Sessions
- Delegation, Control, and the Study of Public Bureaucracy
- State Resistance to "ObamaCare"
- Learning Presidents: Do Presidents Learn from the Public's Reactions to Their Behavior?
- Did the Tea Party Win the House for the Republicans in the 2010 House Elections?
- The End of the Reform Era? Campaign Finance Retrenchment in the United States and Canada
- The New American Political System: Popular Discontent and Professional Government
- Review
- Review of Do Not Ask What Good We Do and It's Even Worse Than It Looks
- Review of The Lost Majority
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Article
- Presidency, the Power of the Purchaser and Public Policy
- When Congress Asserts Itself: Examining Legislative Challenges to Executive Power
- Of Closed Minds and Open Mouths: Indicators of Supreme Court Justice Votes during the 2009 and 2010 Sessions
- Delegation, Control, and the Study of Public Bureaucracy
- State Resistance to "ObamaCare"
- Learning Presidents: Do Presidents Learn from the Public's Reactions to Their Behavior?
- Did the Tea Party Win the House for the Republicans in the 2010 House Elections?
- The End of the Reform Era? Campaign Finance Retrenchment in the United States and Canada
- The New American Political System: Popular Discontent and Professional Government
- Review
- Review of Do Not Ask What Good We Do and It's Even Worse Than It Looks
- Review of The Lost Majority
