Kenneth Prewitt
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691157030
- eISBN:
- 9781400846795
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691157030.003.0011
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter talks about what to change and how to change it. Politics and policy do not like abrupt change, therefore it becomes necessary to introduce incremental modifications. Racial statistics ...
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This chapter talks about what to change and how to change it. Politics and policy do not like abrupt change, therefore it becomes necessary to introduce incremental modifications. Racial statistics create as well as reflect realities, therefore use the census to shape selected “realities” critical to effective use of racial statistics in the twenty-first century. Every generation opens up fresh possibilities, therefore it is important to design a strategy that takes advantage of generational turnover. Immigrants are much more likely to see themselves through a national origin lens than a racial lens, therefore add a fuller national origin dimension into America's statistics. Immigrant assimilation was not a major policy issue a half-century ago, therefore a second-generation question should be added to the census.Less
This chapter talks about what to change and how to change it. Politics and policy do not like abrupt change, therefore it becomes necessary to introduce incremental modifications. Racial statistics create as well as reflect realities, therefore use the census to shape selected “realities” critical to effective use of racial statistics in the twenty-first century. Every generation opens up fresh possibilities, therefore it is important to design a strategy that takes advantage of generational turnover. Immigrants are much more likely to see themselves through a national origin lens than a racial lens, therefore add a fuller national origin dimension into America's statistics. Immigrant assimilation was not a major policy issue a half-century ago, therefore a second-generation question should be added to the census.
Jocelyn Jones Evans
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813125886
- eISBN:
- 9780813135489
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813125886.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter discusses and examines the changes introduced to office administration. It also examines staff turnover across time to identify the impact of 2001 on staff tenure at the aggregate level. ...
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This chapter discusses and examines the changes introduced to office administration. It also examines staff turnover across time to identify the impact of 2001 on staff tenure at the aggregate level. One major finding of this chapter is that post-9/11 security measures have had a tangible impact on Capitol communications, office coordination, administrative responsibilities, constituent responsiveness, and security of members' personal staff.Less
This chapter discusses and examines the changes introduced to office administration. It also examines staff turnover across time to identify the impact of 2001 on staff tenure at the aggregate level. One major finding of this chapter is that post-9/11 security measures have had a tangible impact on Capitol communications, office coordination, administrative responsibilities, constituent responsiveness, and security of members' personal staff.
Natasha Ezrow
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- August 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198837404
- eISBN:
- 9780191874109
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198837404.003.0014
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter explores executive term limits in authoritarian regimes. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, authoritarian regimes often willingly implement term limits. This chapter explains why this ...
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This chapter explores executive term limits in authoritarian regimes. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, authoritarian regimes often willingly implement term limits. This chapter explains why this is the case and how term limits might help to maintain autocratic stability. The chapter also explains how term limits are enforced and what type of authoritarian regime is most likely to have term limits, looking at personalist regimes, single-party regimes, and military regimes. As the chapter will argue, many single-party regimes implement executive term limits because they ensure leadership turnover and prolong the tenure of the regime. Nevertheless, term limits do not always lead to stability. This chapter also explores the cases where term limits may lead to the downfall of a regime or at least have a liberalizing effect on the regime.Less
This chapter explores executive term limits in authoritarian regimes. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, authoritarian regimes often willingly implement term limits. This chapter explains why this is the case and how term limits might help to maintain autocratic stability. The chapter also explains how term limits are enforced and what type of authoritarian regime is most likely to have term limits, looking at personalist regimes, single-party regimes, and military regimes. As the chapter will argue, many single-party regimes implement executive term limits because they ensure leadership turnover and prolong the tenure of the regime. Nevertheless, term limits do not always lead to stability. This chapter also explores the cases where term limits may lead to the downfall of a regime or at least have a liberalizing effect on the regime.
