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The Oxford handbook of the American presidency / edited by George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell.
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of the American presidency / edited by George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | JK516 .O94 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 877 p.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- With engaging, new contributions from major figures in the field, 'The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency' provides the key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today.
- Series Statement
- The Oxford handbooks of American politics
- Uniform Title
- Oxford handbooks online.
- Alternative Title
- Handbook of the American presidency
- American presidency
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction / George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell -- Approaches to studying the presidency. Quantitative approaches to studying the presidency / William G. Howell ; Game theory and the study of the American presidency / Brandice Canes-Wrone ; Historical institutionalism, political development, and the presidency / Scott C. James -- Precursors to governance. Presidential transitions / James P. Pfiffner ; Presidents and the political agenda / B. Dan Wood -- The public presidency. Public expectations of the president / Dennis M. Simon ; Presidential responsiveness to public opinion / James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs ; Leading the public / George C. Edwards III ; Understanding the rhetorical presidency / Terri Bimes ; Public evaluations of presidents / Paul Gronke and Brian Newman ; The presidency and the mass media / Jeffrey E. Cohen -- The legislative presidency. The president and Congressional parties in an era of polarization / David W. Rhode and Meredith Barthelemy ; Legislative skills / Stephen J. Wayne ; Presidential approval as a source of influence in Congress / George C. Edwards III ; The presidential veto / Charles M. Cameron ; The consequences of divided government / John J. Coleman and David C.W. Parker ; Connecting interest groups to the presidency / Burdett A. Loomis -- Unilateral action. Going alone : the presidential power of unilateral action / Kenneth R. Mayer ; Prerogative power and presidential politics / Richard M. Pious ; Assessing the unilateral presidency / Richard W. Waterman -- Decision making. Organizational structure and presidential decision making / John P. Burke ; Influences on presidential decision making / Karen M. Hult and Charles E. Walcott ; The psychology of presidential decision making / Stephen G. Walker -- Implementing policy. Presidential agendas, administrative strategies, and the bureaucracy / Robert F. Durant and William G. Resh ; The presidency-bureaucracy nexus : examining competence and responsiveness / Anne M. Khademian -- Judicial relations. Nominating federal judges and justices / Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal ; Judicial checks on the president / Keith E. Whittington -- International politics. Presidents, domestic politics, and the international arena / Douglas L. Kriner ; Presidents and international cooperation / Jon C. Pevehouse ; War's contributions to presidential power / William G. Howell and Tana Johnson -- Reflections. The paradigm of development in presidential history / Stephen Skowronek ; Whose presidency is this anyhow? / Hugh Heclo ; Political scientists and the public law tradition / Louis Fisher ; The study of presidential leadership / George C. Edwards III.
- ISBN
- 9780199238859 (hbk.)
- 0199238855 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 313665000
- SCSB-10147220
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library