Predicting the Presidency: The Potential of Persuasive Leadership - Couverture souple

Edwards III III, George C.

 
9780691172019: Predicting the Presidency: The Potential of Persuasive Leadership
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ISBN 10 : 0691172013 ISBN 13 : 9780691172019
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Millions of Americans-including many experienced politicians-viewed Barack Obama through a prism of high expectations, based on a belief in the power of presidential persuasion. Yet many who were inspired by candidate Obama were disappointed in what he was able to accomplish once in the White House. They could not understand why he often was unable to leverage his position and political skills to move the public and Congress to support his initiatives. Predicting the Presidency explains why Obama had such difficulty bringing about the change he promised, and challenges the conventional wisdom about presidential leadership.

In this incisive book, George Edwards shows how we can ask a few fundamental questions about the context of a presidency-the president's strategic position or opportunity structure-and use the answers to predict a president's success in winning support for his initiatives. If presidential success is largely determined by a president's strategic position, what role does persuasion play? Almost every president finds that a significant segment of the public and his fellow partisans in Congress are predisposed to follow his lead. Others may support the White House out of self-interest. Edwards explores the possibilities of the president exploiting such support, providing a more realistic view of the potential of presidential persuasion.

Written by a leading presidential scholar, Predicting the Presidency sheds new light on the limitations and opportunities of presidential leadership.

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À propos de l'auteur

George C. Edwards III is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University. His many books include Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency and The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership (both Princeton).

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691172013
ISBN 13 
9780691172019
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0691170371 ISBN 13 :  9780691170374
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2016
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