The shifting twenty-first century presidency assessing the implications for America and the world Troy, Tevi 1967- editor. text bibliography History ksu 2024 monographic eng print x, 170 pages : illustrations : 24 cm "The presidency has undergone significant changes in the twenty-first century, with George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and now Joe Biden transforming the office in distinct ways. Part of these changes stem from the numerous crises of this young century: 9/11 and the resulting War on Terror, Katrina, the Great Recession, the coronavirus pandemic, and the urban unrest of 2020. Crisis always brings with it rapid change. But there are other factors at work as well. Increased polarization has led presidents of both sides of the aisle to press existing rules and norms to their limits in the short windows allotted to them. And advances in technology, with the development of America as an impatient nation, means that leaders feel the pressure to get more done during their tenures, norms and rules be damned. The result is a lot of policy and structural change in a short period, including new cabinet departments, new election rules, and significantly increased spending and debt, among other things. For the most part, these changes have occurred with little thought to what it all means for the functionality and stability of our democratic institutions and processes and, consequently, our nation's capacity to address the needs as well as aspirations of the American people"-- Introduction: The Rapidly Changing 21st-Century Presidency -- Section I: The Management of the Presidency in the 21st Century -- Implementation Failure and Presidential Success / Elaine Kamarck -- Presidential Transitions in the 21st Century / Martha Joynt Kumar -- Foreign Policy Interactions between Congress and the White House in the 21st Century / Jonathan Burks -- Panel One: The Management of the Evolving 21st Century Presidency -- Section II: The 21st-Century Presidency in the External Environment -- Presidential Approval Ratings in the 21st Century / Kristen Soltis Anderson -- Communications and the Presidency in the 21st Century / Kenneth S. Baer -- Panel Two: The 21st Century Presidency in the External Environment -- Section III: How We Got Here -- The Formers Weigh In -- Conclusion: The Meaning of the 21st Century Presidency. edited by Tevi Troy. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Presidents United States Political leadership United States History 21st century United States Politics and government 21st century Présidents États-Unis États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 21e siècle Political leadership Politics and government Presidents United States 2000-2099 fast JK516 .S45 2024 352.230973 Shifting twenty-first century presidency Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2024 (DLC) 2023031451 9780700636464 0700636463 9780700636471 0700636471 9780700636488 2023031450 DLC 231019 20240425093431.8 in00004789469 eng