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In virtually all respects, the Trump presidency has disrupted patterns of presidential governance. However, does Trump signify a disruption not merely in political style but in regime type in the United States ? Assessing Trump's potential impact on democratic institutions requires an analysis of how these institutions - including especially the executive branch - have developed over time as well as an examination of the intersecting evolution of political parties, racial ideologies, and governing mechanisms. To explore how time and temporality have shaped the Trump presidency, the editors have brought together scholars in the research tradition of American political development (APD), which explicitly aims to consider how interactions between a range of institutions result in the shifting of power and authority in American politics, with careful attention paid to complex processes unfolding over time. By focusing on the factors that contribute to both continuity and change in American politics, APD is ideally situated to take a long view and help make sense of the Trump presidency. This book features contributions by leading political scientists grappling with the reasons why Donald Trump was elected and the meaning of his presidency for the future of American politics. Taking a historical and comparative approach, the essays here consider how Trump's election coincides with larger changes in democratic ideals, institutional structures, long-standing biases, and demographic trends. The Trump presidency emerged from a gradual unsettling of ideational and institutional lineages. In turn, these essays consider how Trump's disruptive style of governance may further unsettle the formal and informal rules of American political life.

USA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT --- TRUMP, DONALD, 1946 --- -PRESIDENTS--USA --- DEMOCRACY--USA

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In Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus, leading political thinker Danielle Allen untangles the US government’s COVID-19 victories and failures to offer a plan for creating a more resilient democratic polity—one that can better respond to both the present pandemic and future crises. Looking to history, Allen also identifies the challenges faced by democracies in other times that required strong government action. In an analysis spanning from ancient Greece to the Reconstruction Amendments and the present day, Allen argues for the relative effectiveness of collaborative federalism over authoritarian compulsion and for the unifying power of a common cause. But for democracy to endure, we—as participatory citizens—must commit to that cause: a just and equal social contract and support for good governance.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 2020 --- POLITICAL ASPECTS--USA --- DEMOCRACY--USA --- CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT--USA --- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - Political aspects - United States --- Crisis management in government - United States --- Democracy - United States --- United States - Politics and government - 2017 --- -COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - Political aspects - United States --- -COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 2020 --- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 --- -Crisis management in government --- Democracy --- United States