Bullettin n. 1/2011
June 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Thurber James A.
    The Contemporary Presidency: Changing the Way Washington Works? Assessing President Obama's Battle with Lobbyists
    in Presidential Studies Quarterly , Volume 41, Issue 2, June ,  2011 ,  358-374
    This article explores the causes, characteristics, and consequences of President Obama's attacks on lobbyists and his attempt to change the way the influence industry works in Washington. It concludes with a discussion of the barriers President Obama has faced in reforming pluralist democracy in Washington and an assessment of his successes and failures in his first two years in office.
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