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The other elites : women, politics, and power in the executive branch

Author: MaryAnne Borrelli; Janet M Martin
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: MaryAnne Borrelli; Janet M Martin
ISBN: 1555876587 9781555876586
OCLC Number: 35360933
Description: xii, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Reconceiving theories of power: consequences of masculinism in the executive branch / Georgia Duerst-Lahti --
Routes to power: an examination of political change, rulership, and women's access to executive office / Piper A. Hodson --
Women who govern: the president's appointments / Janet M. Martin --
Campaign promises, transition dilemmas: cabinet building and executive representation / MaryAnne Borrelli --
Women on the White House staff: a longitudinal analysis, 1939-1994 / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas --
Style does matter: the impact of presidential leadership on women in foreign policy / Nancy E. McGlen & Meredith Reid Sarkees --
Diversity and the politicization of presidential appointments: a case study of the Achtenberg nomination / Jean Reith Schroedel, Sharon Spray & Bruce D. Snyder --
A president's legacy: gender and appointment to the federal courts / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. --
The office of the First Lady and public policymaking / Barbara C. Burrell --
The solicitor general and gender: litigating the president's agenda and serving the Supreme Court / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. --
From the ballot box to the White House? / Clyde Wilcox.
Responsibility: edited by MaryAnne Borrelli, Janet M. Martin.

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by WTYILL@KUK (WorldCat user on 2007-07-16)

List of Tables and Figures ix
Acknowledgments xi

1. Introduction / Janet M. Martin 1

PART 1: THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES: WOMEN AS POLITICAL EXECUTIVES

2. Reconceiving Theories of Power: Consequences of Masculinism in the Executive Branch / Georgia Duerst-Lahti 11

3. Routes to Power: An Examination of Political Change, Rulership, and Women’s Access to Executive Office / Piper A. Hodson 33

PART 2: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES: WOMEN AS OFFICEHOLDERS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

4. Women Who Govern: The President’s Appointments / Janet M. Martin 51

5. Campaign Promises, Transition Dilemmas: Cabinet Building and Executive Representation / MaryAnne Borrelli 73

6. Women on the White House Staff: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1939-1994 / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas 91

7. Style Does Matter: The Impact of Presidential Leadership on Women in Foreign Policy / Nancy E. McGlen & Meredith Reid Sarkees 107

PART 3: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES: THE PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND THE COURTS

8. Diversity and the Politicization of Presidential Appointments: A Case Study of the Achtenberg Nomination / Jean Reith Schroedel, Sharon Spray & Bruce D. Snyder 129

9. A President’s Legacy: Gender and Appointment to the Federal Courts / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. 147

PART 4: POLICY AND PARTICIPATION: WOMEN AS EXECUTIVE ACTIVISTS AND AS CITIZENS

10. The Office of the First Lady and Public Policymaking / Barbara C. Burrell 169

11. The Solicitor General and Gender: Litigating the President’s Agenda and Serving the Supreme Court / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. 189

12. From the Ballot Box to the White House? / Clyde Wilcox 211

13. Conclusion / MaryAnne Borrelli 231

Select Bibliography 239
The Contributors 251
Index 255
About the Book 267

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