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Conley, Richard S. (2006):

Reform, Reorganization, and the Renaissance of the Managerial Presidency: The Impact of 9/11 on the Executive Establishment.

Politics and Policy, Vol. 34, No. 2, (2006), pp. 304-342.

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Type of publication:

Tidsskriftsartikkel

Link to publication:

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2006.00016.x

Number of pages:

39

Language of publication:

Engelsk

Country of publication:

USA

NSD-reference:

2347

This page was last updated:

11/7 2007

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In the wake of 9/11, realigning the human and financial resources of the
executive branch to fight the war on terrorism quickly became the
defining mission of George W. Bush’s transformed presidency. This
article assesses the ways in which 9/11 impacted on the executive branch
of the U.S. government, using a framework of “punctuated equilibrium”
to posit that the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington added
considerable force to trends already in motion. September 11 proved a
catalyst for significant institutional changes, such as the enhanced role
of the vice president in policy making and the reorganization of the
federal government and intelligence apparatus. Organizational reforms,
driven in a top-down fashion by the White House, reflect President Bush’s
confidence in the managerial presidency: the notion that preventing
future terror threats is effectively a problem of executive control,
bureaucratic coordination, and adequate funding.