How Trump Happened

Steven E. Schier is Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Carleton College, where he taught for thirty-six years. Twelve times he directed the Carleton in Washington program, an off-campus term of study he founded in 1983. Dr. Schier is the author, co-author or editor of twenty-two books. His most recent titles for Rowman are The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office (2017), coauthored with Todd E. Eberly, Debating the Obama Presidency (2016), an edited volume, and Polarized: The Rise of Ideology in US Politics (2016), also coauthored with Todd E. Eberly. Todd E. Eberly is professor of Political Science and Public Policy at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He specializes in contemporary American politics with a focus on the effect of polarization on voters, government, and governing. Professor Eberly's has written 4 books with Steven Schier of Carleton College. Their first book, American Government and Popular Discontent was released in June, 2013. Their second book, The Rise of Ideology in America, was released in 2015. Their third book, The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office was published in September 2017. Professor Eberly is an advisor to Project Vote Smart and his analysis and commentary have been featured in the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, CNBC, and Public Radio/Television. He has served as an expert witness in cases challenging gerrymandered Congressional districts and has consulted with the centrist organization Third Way. He was named one of the most influential voices in Maryland politics by Campaigns and Elections magazine and the St. Mary's College Student Government Association honored him with the Faculty Student Life Award. He lives in Southern MD with his wife and two daughters.

. . .a compelling narrative. [Schier and Eberly] examine Trump’s social, political, and economic agenda, and speculate about Trump’s future and the future of American politics post-Trump. The book gives important perspective about both the current state and the future of American politics.

• ContentsChapter One: Our Angry PoliticsChapter Two: Our Troubled PartiesChapter Three: Trump The CelebrityChapter Four: Trump’s 2016 BreakthroughsChapter Five: President TrumpChapter Six: The Trump AgendaChapter Seven: Trump’s FutureIndex