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Meena Bose

Professor of Political Science, Executive Dean for Public Policy & Public Service Programs Hofstra University

  • Hempstead NY

Dr. Meena Bose is Executive Dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs

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Meena Bose, executive dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, told Newsweek that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings in key Senate battleground states suggest Republicans face a more challenging political environment heading into the 2026 midterm elections. She noted that while incumbency and candidate quality will still matter, a president with approval ratings below 50 percent can create headwinds for candidates from his own party, making competitive Senate races more difficult for Republicans.

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Meena Bose, Hofstra University professor of political science, executive dean of the Public Policy and Public Service program, the Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, talked to Newsday about ESPN star Stephen A. Smith expressing interest in running for president of the United States.

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Newsday interviewed Hofstra presidential scholar Meena Bose about the issues President Donald Trump is most focused on in this second year of his second term. In the article, Dr. Bose explained, “In the modern presidency the window of opportunity for action is greatest in the first 12 to 18 months.” After that period the midterms and the focus on the next presidential election, “start to overshadow policy and legislative prospects.” Dr. Bose is a Hofstra University professor of political science, executive dean of the Public Policy and Public Service program, and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency.

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Meena Bose is Executive Dean for Public Policy and Public Service Programs, Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, and Director of the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, at Hofstra University. She is the author of Shaping and Signaling Presidential Policy: The National Security Decision Making of Eisenhower and Kennedy (Texas A&M University Press, 1998), and the editor of several volumes in presidential studies, including most recently Executive Policymaking: The Role of the OMB in the Presidency (ed. Meena Bose and Andrew Rudalevige, Brookings Institution Press, 2020). She is an author of the American Government: Institutions and Policies textbook (17th edition forthcoming 2021) and of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency textbook (5th edition, Oxford University Press, 2018).

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Education/Learning
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Presidential Elections
Presidential Campaigns
Presidential Politics
Presidential History

Accomplishments

The Barack Obama Presidency: Hope and Change

2023-04-19

Dr. Bose directed Hofstra's 13th presidential conference. During each presidential conference, Hofstra brings together scholars, policy makers, and journalists for panels and roundtables to discuss a president's campaign, political leadership, policy agenda, and legacy.

The event continued Hofstra’s distinguished tradition of hosting conferences on the administrations of every U.S. president since the university’s founding in 1935, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt forward. hofstra.edu/obama

Executive Policymaking: The Role of the OMB in the Presidency

2020-10-06

Executive Policymaking: The Role of the OMB in the Presidency, a book co-edited by Executive Dean and Political Science Professor Meena Bose, introduces readers to the operations and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget, one of the federal government’s most powerful but least understood agencies, according to Dr. Bose.

Executive Policymaking: The Role of the OMB in the Presidency was published by Brookings Institution Press and is available on Kindle and in paperback format.

Education

Pennsylvania State University

B.A.

International Politics

1990

Princeton University

M.A.

Political Science

1992

Princeton University

Ph. D.

Political Science

1996

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Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Her Running Mate

NY1/ Spectrum News  tv

2024-08-06

Dr. Meena Bose talked to NY1 Spectrum News about Vice President Kamala Harris selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her presidential running mate. The interview was conducted by Hofstra alum and NY1 news anchor Shannan Ferry ’14.

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Putting Biden’s Withdrawal from the 2024 in Historical Context

The New York Times  print

2024-07-22

Presidential historian Meena Bose talked to Reuters, The New York Times, Voice of America, WCBS-AM radio, and News 12 Long Island about President Joe Biden’s historic withdrawal from the 2024 race and next steps for the Democrats as the DNC approaches.

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What happens next if Biden drops out of the presidential race

CNBC  online

2024-07-18

CNBC talked to presidential scholar Meena Bose about next steps for the Democrats if President Joe Biden withdraws from the 2024 race.

“The vice president is the logical choice, obviously,” said Dr. Bose, who noted that Kamala Harris has already been vetted, and the fundraising war chest that the Biden campaign has amassed in the current election cycle would transfer to her if she took over the ticket.

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Articles

Understanding Prospects for Change: An Early Assessment of Foreign-Policy Leadership in the Obama Administration

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper

2009

This paper evaluates the early foreign-policy rhetoric and decision making of the Obama administration. It focuses on three areas of scholarly analysis: the development of an overarching strategy to guide policies; selection of an advisory team and management of the advisory process; and interaction with Congress on policy making. The paper finds that the Obama administration has developed clear goals in foreign affairs to date, though not a strategic doctrine, and a collegial advisory team, but it has experienced some conflict with Congress over executive power.

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How Does U.S. Standing Abroad Influence Presidential Power at Home?

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper

2009

This paper examines how students of the American presidency conceptualize U.S. standing abroad and its importance for presidential power. It evaluates how recent American presidents employ the concept of standing and discusses how presidency scholars might more systematically analyze its consequences for executive leadership at home.

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