Susan M. Miller

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    Federal agencies can ‘buy’ support in states, especially among citizens with whom they are ideologically aligned.

Federal agencies can ‘buy’ support in states, especially among citizens with whom they are ideologically aligned.

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Every year, federal agencies award around $1 trillion in grants and contracts. How do these awards influence public support for government agencies? In new research that examines how citizens evaluate the performance of seven federal agencies, Susan M. Miller finds that when an agency spends more money in a state, citizens’ evaluations of that agency improve. When citizens and […]

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    Government programs headed by recess appointees have poorer performance than those managed by non-recess appointees and careerists

Government programs headed by recess appointees have poorer performance than those managed by non-recess appointees and careerists

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American politics is polarized as never before, something that is also reflected in Congress. This polarization means that it has become increasingly difficult for the Executive to gain approval for their government appointments in the Senate. One way that the President can circumvent this problem is to make appointments whilst the Senate is in recess. But what are the […]

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