Matthew N. Beckmann
Professor, Political Science
School of Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Faculty Director, UC Irvine's Capital Internship Program
Ph.D., University of Michigan
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Email: beckmann@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
3151 Social Science Plaza
Mail Code: 5100
Irvine, CA 92697
3151 Social Science Plaza
Mail Code: 5100
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Presidency, Congress, Interest Groups, Mass Media & Politics
Websites
Research Abstract
Matthew N. Beckmann is a Professor of Political Science at UC Irvine, where he studies Washington politics, particularly those involving the White House. Beckmann’s new book - The President’s Day: Managing Time in the Oval Office - explains and tests the seemingly pedestrian but actually fascinating rudiments of presidents’ daily work: time, people, and process.
Professor Beckmann teaches courses about American politics, including The US Presidency, Postwar Presidents, research seminars about Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush (43), as well as a writing seminar entitled “Writing for POTUS.” He has been recognized as Professor of the Year, Mentor of the Year, and won the Instructional Technology Teaching Award.
Professor Beckmann teaches courses about American politics, including The US Presidency, Postwar Presidents, research seminars about Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush (43), as well as a writing seminar entitled “Writing for POTUS.” He has been recognized as Professor of the Year, Mentor of the Year, and won the Instructional Technology Teaching Award.
Publications
The President's Day: Managing Time in the Oval Office. Columbia University Press. (2024)
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-presidents-day/9780231561013
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-presidents-day/9780231561013
Pushing the Agenda: Presidential Leadership in US Lawmaking, 1953-2004. Cambridge University Press. (2010)
www.cambridge.org/9780521162913
www.cambridge.org/9780521162913
Research Centers
Center for the Study of Democracy
Link to this profile
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=5089
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=5089
Last updated
08/01/2024
08/01/2024