Governing in Conflict or Cooperation? Trump’s Populism and the Republican Party (2021)
Journal Article
Herbert, J. (2021). Governing in Conflict or Cooperation? Trump’s Populism and the Republican Party

Trump’s election in 2016 generated an unusual political alignment, shackling a fervently populist presidency to an establishment political party in Congress. Trump appears to have emerged victorious from this conflict, as elected Republicans appeared... Read More about Governing in Conflict or Cooperation? Trump’s Populism and the Republican Party.

Assessing President Obama's Climate Change Record (2019)
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(2019). Assessing President Obama's Climate Change Record. Environmental Politics, 847-865. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1494967

This essay assesses President Obama’s climate change record by looking at his success in translating policy goals into policy outputs (laws or regulatory action) during his time in office. It begins by using Obama’s campaign speeches to identify spec... Read More about Assessing President Obama's Climate Change Record.

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump (2019)
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Herbert, J., McCrisken, T., & Wroe, A. (2019). The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump. Springer

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump provides a detailed explanation for the discrepancy between Trump’s extraordinary approach and the relative mediocrity of his achievements.

‘Brexit means Brexit’: On the Horror of the Other in (Neo)Liberal Britain (2017)
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featherstone. (2017). ‘Brexit means Brexit’: On the Horror of the Other in (Neo)Liberal Britain. CTheory,

Trump, A Psy Fi Story: On American Germanicity (2016)
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Featherstone. (2016). Trump, A Psy Fi Story: On American Germanicity. CTheory,

My purpose in this short reflection is to think the rise of Donald Trump through Laurence Rickels’ theory of American Germanicity, which shows that there is an unconscious connection between the American way of life and its Nazi other, in the name of... Read More about Trump, A Psy Fi Story: On American Germanicity.

US Climate Change Policy (2016)
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(2016). US Climate Change Policy

The United States is often perceived as sceptical, if not hostile, to the need to address man-made climate change. US government policy has undoubtedly disappointed environmentalists and scientists who believe more concerted action is needed, but a c... Read More about US Climate Change Policy.