Prioritizing Judicial Nominations after Presidential Transitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-610
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. King ◽  
Ian Ostrander
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Transitions

scholarly journals Terminal Logic Behavior and Strategic Defection of Governmental Officials during Presidential Transitions in Guatemala: Implications for the Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Security Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L Escobar-Alegria ◽  
Edward A Frongillo ◽  
Christine E Blake
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Presidential Transitions ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Food And Nutrition

ABSTRACT Background Presidents with no possibility of re-election overvalue far-future rewards and succumb to terminal logic behavior (TLB), responding to end-of-tenure legacy concerns despite political context. Government authorities perceiving the outgoing government is losing power at the end of term behave under the logic of strategic defection (SD), dissociating from the outgoing government once it is perceived powerless. In countries where re-election is impossible and government turnover and inconstant political parties are concerns, governmental officials at all levels may show TLB and SD during transitions that affect policy sustainability. Objectives This study aimed to understand the context during presidential transitions that makes TLB and SD relevant, whether TLB and SD affect sustainability of food and nutrition security policy (FNSP), and the tactics for navigating transitions that favor sustainability. Methods A case-study design was used with semi-structured qualitative interviews and document review of news articles in Guatemala. Purposeful criteria and snowball sampling were used to recruit 52 policy actors implementing an FNSP across 2 transitions; 252 news articles from the referenced period covering topics on policy programmatic areas were purposefully sampled. Interviews were analyzed using coding and thematic analyses. News articles were analyzed using a priori thematic coding for verifying themes in interviews and data triangulation. Results Governmental officials were replaced by others during transitions; political parties were perceived as inconstant. TLB and SD occurred at all levels and had consequences for sustainability of FNSP: implementation slow-down, dysfunctional collaboration, inefficient use of resources, benefits not reaching targeted groups, and loss of momentum. These occurred through individual, institutional, and political mechanisms. Civil society, international organizations, and government adopted tactics for maximizing sustainability. Conclusions Understanding governmental officials’ experiences and the extent to which TLB and SD occur and affect sustainability could be advantageous to develop compensatory actions for reaching long-term FNSP goals.

The Transition of the Presidency, 2020-2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Pfiffner James P.
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Change Leadership ◽  
Electoral College ◽  
Half Century ◽  
United State ◽  
The Past ◽  
Presidential Transitions ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Past Half

The peaceful transition of power from one set of rulers to another is the essence of democracy. The United States has enjoyed the consensus that elections are the means to change leadership of the country for more than two centuries. The 2020-2021 transition of the presidency marks an exception to that consensus. President Trump refused to accept the reality of his 2020 defeat at the polls, despite the fact that Joe Biden won more than 7 million more votes than Trump and won the electoral college by a vote of 306 to 232. Trump declared that he had won the election and that his opponent, Joseph Biden, had conspired to steal the election through fraudulent ballots. This paper will briefly characterize the development of presidential transitions over the past half century. It will then examine the extensive efforts of President Trump to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the volent attack on the United State Capitol on January 6, 2021. Finally, it will show how Trump tried to thwart the incoming Biden administration. It will conclude that Trump’s actions in 2020 and 2021 presented a serious threat to the American polity.

scholarly journals Presidential Transitions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Pfiffner
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Transitions

Presidential Transitions and the Perpetuation of Programs: The Johnson-Nixon Experience

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Joseph L. Zentner
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Transitions

Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice (review)

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-192
Author(s):  
Lance T. LeLoup
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Transitions ◽  
Practice Review

Men, Women and the Dynamics of Presidential Approval

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
HAROLD D. CLARKE ◽  
MARIANNE C. STEWART ◽  
MIKE AULT ◽  
EUEL ELLIOTT
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Presidential Approval ◽  
Presidential Transitions ◽  
Economic Evaluation Model ◽  
The Impact

Although commentary on the ‘gender gap’ is a staple of political discourse in the United States, most analyses of the dynamics of presidential approval have ignored possible gender differences in the forces driving approval ratings of US presidents. This article analyses gender differences in the impact of economic evaluations and political interventions on the dynamics of presidential approval between 1978 and 1997. The analyses are made possible by disaggregating 240 monthly Survey of Consumers datasets gathered over this period. These data show that women's economic evaluations are consistently more pessimistic than men's, regardless of who occupied the Oval Office. Analyses of rival presidential approval models reveal that a national prospective economic evaluation model performs best for women, but a personal prospective model works best for men. Parameter estimates indicate that economic evaluations accounted for substantial proportions of gender differences in presidential approval in the post-Carter era. Men and women also reacted differently to presidential transitions, with approval increasing more among men when Reagan replaced Carter, and more among women when Clinton replaced Bush. The hypothesis that men are more susceptible than women to rally effects induced by domestic and international crises and wars does not receive consistent support.

Presidential Transitions. Laurin L. Henry. Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1960. 738 pp. $7.50

Science ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 132 (3441) ◽  
pp. 1757-1758
Author(s):  
R. G. Tugwell
Keyword(s):  
Brookings Institution ◽  
Presidential Transitions

Presidential Transitions: Eisenhower through Reagan.

1988 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Roger B. Porter ◽  
Carl M. Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Transitions
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