
Rachel Augustine Potter
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Potter studies American politics with a focus on political institutions (especially the federal bureaucracy), regulation, and public policy. Her recent work examines how the separation of powers system affects bureaucratic policymaking.
Contributions
How Political Calculations Delay Important Regulations
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Publications
Argues that political and organizational factors, as well as the interaction between the two, are necessary for explaining executive policymaking.
Highlights limits on the diplomatic use of foreign aid and emphasizes the importance of domestic institutional design. Yields insight into a broad range of policy domains - including international finance, immigration, and the application of economic sanctions - where multiple government agencies are in charge of implementing foreign policy.