Research Catalog

Title

Presidential leadership : the vortex of power / [edited by] Bert A. Rockman, Richard W. Waterman.

Publication

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rockman, Bert A.
• Waterman, Richard W.

Description

iv, 347 p. : ill., charts; 23 cm.

Summary

"Presidents are expected to demonstrate strong leadership skills and are quickly criticized when they do not. But what, precisely, does leadership entail? And how can we better analyze and understand the complexities of presidential leadership? A collection of compelling analyses by eminent scholars, Presidential Leadership: The Vortex of Power looks at presidential leadership from a variety of perspectives, integrating cutting-edge research on both the incentives and the constraints presidents face in their attempts to lead the country. These original readings contextualize presidential leadership in relation to Congress, the courts, the bureaucracy, the media, and the public. Furthermore, the essays include discussions on executive decision making and both domestic and national security issues. With its central role in the American political system yet limited capacity to influence the public's view, the presidency presents an intriguing subject for inquiry. Editors Bert A. Rockman and Richard W. Waterman examine different frameworks for understanding the conditions of leadership and provide an evaluation of the leading theories of presidential leadership. Presidential Leadership will serve as an important new resource for judging presidents in office by offering novel ways of thinking about the presidency and by providing a comprehensive examination of presidential leadership." -- Publisher.

Subject

• USA Präsident
• Presidents > United States
• Political leadership > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

What is presidential leadership? / Richard W. Waterman and Bert A. Rockman -- A new model of presidential leadership: controlling the bureaucracy / Jeffrey A. Fine and Richard W. Waterman -- A primer on the president's legislative program / Charles M. Cameron and Jee-Kwang Park -- Conditional presidential leadership: pivotal players, gridlock, and delegation / David Epstein, Ida Pagter Kristensen, and Sharyn O'Halloran -- Power without persuasion: identifying executive influence / William Howell and Douglas Kriner -- Impediments to presidential leadership: the limitations of the permanent campaign and going public strategies / George C. Edwards -- Presidential leadership in an age of new media / Jeffrey E. Cohen -- Which presidents are uncommonly successful in Congress? / Richard Fleisher, Jon R. Bond, and B. Dan Wood -- The politicized judiciary: a threat to executive power / Forrest Maltzman -- The evolution of the institutional presidency: presidential choices, institutional change, and staff performance / David E. Lewis -- Understanding presidential personality / Fred I. Greenstein -- The politics of persuasion: a bargaining model of presidential power / Matthew J. Dickinson -- When it comes to presidential leadership, accentuate the positive, but don't forget the normative / Bert A. Rockman -- Two normative models of presidential leadership / Bert A. Rockman and Richard W. Waterman.

ISBN

• 193322021X (alk. paper)
• 9781933220215 (alk. paper)
• 9780195332513 (pbk.)
• 0195332512 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2009277563

OCLC

• 170967936
• SCSB-11088731

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library