Dr. Hail publishes research on assessment of Bush presidency
Morehead State University professor Dr. Michael W. Hail contributed an assessment of domestic U.S. policy i
n the book “Perspectives on the Legacy of George W. Bush” which was published in January by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
The book features chapter articles from national experts assessing the “Legacy of the Presidency of George W. Bush.”
Dr. Hail, associate professor of government, evaluates the Bush Presidency with focus on Federalism and Domestic Policies. He is an expert in Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, edits “The Federalism Report,” and serves on the governing council for the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section of the American Political Science Association.
Dr. Hail recently published substantial contributions to the reference work “Federalism In America” as well as the “C.Q. Press Encyclopedia of the U.S. Constitution” and his work was recently published in the journal “P.S. Political Science & Politics.”
He will present a comparative constitutional assessment of American and Canadian Federalism at the upcoming American Political Science Association meeting in Toronto.
“Overall, President Bush was a very good president. He demonstrated the vision and character that define executive leadership,” said Dr. Hail. “Bush had both success and failure with his policy agenda. However, history will record George W. Bush as one of our greatest presidents and, in time, there will be a collective acknowledgement of his superb leadership in a time of war, international pressure, and economic challenge.”
Dr. Hail’s article, “Bush’s New Nationalism: The Life and Death of New Federalism,” examines the policies of the Bush Administration in the context of the era of devolution. He concludes, “Bush’s transitional federalism represents a silent paradigmatic shift in public dialogue rather than a re-alignment. Bush leaves the next era of federalism relatively undefined even if more nationalist in character.”
He teaches courses on American Political Thought, Federalism, and Intergovernmental Relations in the Master of Public Administration program at MSU.
Additional information is available from irapp.moreheadstate.edu/mpa, or contact Dr. David Rudy, dean of the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy, at (606) 783-5420 or e-mail Dr. Hail at m.hail@moreheadstate.edu.
Posted: 4-21-09
