Passages to the Presidency: From Campaigning to Governing. By Charles O. Jones. Washington, DC: Brookings, 1998. 224p. $39.95 cloth, $16.95 paper.

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 214-215
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Barilleaux
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political System ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
The United States ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
The World ◽  
Distinctive Aspect ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Slobodan Milosevic

The American political system has many features that set it apart from other governments of the world, but not all are equally apparent. One distinctive aspect is the length and importance of the transition period from one presidential administration to another. In most countries the passage of power occurs almost as soon as the election results are known (consider, e.g., the rapid assumption of power by President Kostunica after Slobodan Milosevic admitted defeat in the September 2000 Yugoslav election), but in the United States roughly ten weeks elapse between the election and inaugu- ration. The American approach, as Charles Jones puts it in this outstanding book, is to transfer power at a "leisurely pace."

scholarly journals Trump, Russia, and China: The First 100 Days

2017 ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
M. Share
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Key Indicator ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

On April 30 the United States and the World marked the 100th day in office of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The first 100 days are considered as a key indicator of the fortunes for a new President’s program. This article briefly reviews the 2016 campaign and election, the 11 week transition period, his first 100 days, a brief examination of both American-Russian relations and Sino-American relations, and lastly, what the future bodes for each under a Trump Presidency. The 100 Day period has been chaotic, shifting, and at times incoherent. He has made 180 degree shifts toward many major issues, including Russia and China, which has only confused numerous world leaders, including Presidents Putin and Xi. There has been a definite disconnection between what Trump says about Russia, and what his advisors and cabinet officials say. So far Trump has conducted a highly personalized and transactional foreign policy. All is up for negotiation at this a huge turning point in American foreign policy, the greatest one since 1945. Given all the world’s instabilities today, a rapprochement between the United States and Russia is a truly worthwhile objective, and should be strongly pursued.

Comparing Electoral Integrity within and across States

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pippa Norris
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
The South ◽  
Us States ◽  
The World ◽  
American Elections ◽  
Electoral Performance ◽  
Cross National

This chapter compares cross-national and state-level evidence from expert and mass surveys to diagnose problems in American elections. When evaluating the integrity of elections, experts rated America exceptionally poorly. Compared with all 153 countries in the survey, based on the average evaluations of both the 2012 and 2014 US elections, America scored 62 out of the 100-point PEI Index. Compared with the rest of the world, the United States ranks 52nd worldwide. Experts also evaluated the 2016 elections across all fifty US states and Washington, DC. The results show that the south remains the region of America which experts assess as having the weakest electoral performance. Democratic-controlled states usually had significantly greater electoral integrity than Republican-controlled states, across all stages except one (the declaration of the results, probably reflecting protests in several major cities following the unexpected Trump victory).

MAGA: An (Extra-) Linguistic Analysis of Donald Trump’s Speeches in the 2016 US Presidential Campaign

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztina Németh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Presidential Campaign ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
The World ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Looking Back

The article deals with the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States and aims to point out the linguistic and non-linguistic factors that led to the victory. The election results came as a surprise to a large proportion of the world, but looking back, it was intriguing to analyse whether the reasons for his victory had been present in his speeches, and whether his triumph could have been predicted using discourse analysis.

scholarly journals The Sudanese Women’s Advocacy Mission to New York and Washington DC

1970 ◽  
pp. 72-75
Author(s):  
Marie-Christine Aquarone
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
Peace Movement ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
The World ◽  
Un General Assembly

In June 2000, eight women from the war-torn country of Sudan traveled to the United States to present their message to the world. They wished to say that they were tired of the 45-year-old Sudanese civil war and they wanted to announce that they had formed a peace movement and were calling for an active role in the peace negotiations, to help end the war. Their discussions with United Nationsofficials and high-ranking officers of agencies and nongovernmental organizations coincided with the Beijing +5 conference, a conference on women’s rights convened by the UN General Assembly that was attended by more than 10,000 female delegates from 180 countries.

Chapter 11 Spotlight: A Private Insurer Tackles Social Determinants

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-200
Author(s):  
Alonzo L. Plough
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chief Medical Officer ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The World ◽  
Medicaid Beneficiaries

Ana Fuentevilla, MD, MHCDS, Chief Medical Officer, Optum Population Health Solutions (former Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Community & State). UnitedHealthcare (UHC) provides health coverage to nearly 49 million people in the United States and around the world, 1 including 6.7 million Medicaid beneficiaries who live in 30 states and Washington, DC. Medicaid members receive coverage through a system of managed care overseen by the company’s Community & State division...

Political Opposition in the United States

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson W. Polsby
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Political Opposition ◽  
The World

SURELY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VARIETIES OF PEACEABLE AND legitimate political opposition the American political system leads the world, and from a comparative perspective the United States is therefore extremely atypical. This essay will review briefly some of the more familiar ways in which political opposition in the United States is expressed and encouraged, will consider some of the consequences for a political system so rich in opportunities for opposition, and in conclusion will discuss changes in patterns of opposition over the last 30 years.

India and the World

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-202
Author(s):  
Kaushik Basu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
The World

Chapter 9 contains papers and essays written by the author after his move from academe to the world of policymaking. The essays straddle some of the same topics as in the previous chapters—India’s economic trajectory, India’s slowdown and policies to fire up the economy, and the jostling between China and the United States and its fallout for the world. But the essays are now tainted by the author’s direct, first-hand experience in the world of politics and policymaking, in New Delhi and Washington, DC. The chapter also contains an analysis of India’s demonetization policy.

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