Presidential Leadership and Civil Rights Policy - (Contributions in Political Science) by James W Riddlesperger & Donald W Jackson (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume, from the Policy Studies Organization, examines the role of presidential leadership in the development and implementation of civil rights policy in the United States. Covering a broad time period, the work takes a social scientific approach to the understanding of civil rights, utilizing both quantitative and archival research. The editors attempt to place and analyze civil rights in context--as a policy arena representative of broader presidential leadership concerns--and look at the development of civil rights policy since Brown v. Board of Education from the perspectives of (1) the public, (2) government institutions, and (3) particular policy arenas.

Book Synopsis

This volume, from the Policy Studies Organization, examines the role of presidential leadership in the development and implementation of civil rights policy in the United States. Covering a broad time period, the work takes a social scientific approach to the understanding of civil rights, utilizing both quantitative and archival research. The editors attempt to place and analyze civil rights in context--as a policy arena representative of broader presidential leadership concerns--and look at the development of civil rights policy since Brown v. Board of Education from the perspectives of (1) the public, (2) government institutions, and (3) particular policy arenas.

Review Quotes

.,."a useful addition to the literature on both presidential policymaking and civil rights policy. It will be of interest to college audiences, general readers, and professionals alike."-Perspectives on Politicl Science

?...a useful addition to the literature on both presidential policymaking and civil rights policy. It will be of interest to college audiences, general readers, and professionals alike.?-Perspectives on Politicl Science

?This collection of case studies, some qualitative, others quantitative, is organized around one dominant theme--how presidents over the past 50 years have or have not contributed to civil rights policy. Well documented, researched, and written, this text is applicable for graduate, faculty, and practitioners, and should be required reading for any student of presidential politics.?-Choice

..."a useful addition to the literature on both presidential policymaking and civil rights policy. It will be of interest to college audiences, general readers, and professionals alike."-Perspectives on Politicl Science

"This collection of case studies, some qualitative, others quantitative, is organized around one dominant theme--how presidents over the past 50 years have or have not contributed to civil rights policy. Well documented, researched, and written, this text is applicable for graduate, faculty, and practitioners, and should be required reading for any student of presidential politics."-Choice

About the Author

JAMES W. RIDDLESPERGER, JR., is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and holds degrees from the University of North Texas and the University of Missouri at Columbia.

DONALD W. JACKSON is the Herman Brown Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University and holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison./e He is the author of Even the Children of Strangers: Equality Under the U.S. Constitution (1992).