Draining the Swamp or Politicizing the “Deep State”? Assessing the Impact of the Trump Presidency on the US Administrative State

• In Event: Evaluating the Trump Presidency

Brief Overview

How has the US administrative state fared during the Trump presidency? This paper examines whether typical patterns pursued by previous presidents been followed, intensified, or been replaced by more intensive politicization or dismantling.

Author

• Suzanne Mettler, Cornell University