Genovese The Modern Presidency

Six Debates That Define the Institution
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-231-55659-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

This book offers an accessible and compelling guide to the American presidency by exploring a series of key questions. Michael A. Genovese, a leading scholar of the presidency, provides a clear overview of the core arguments and debates over the essential characteristics of this contradictory institution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Genovese, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. What Is More Important, Power or Persuasion?
2. What Matters More, the Individual or the Institution?
3. Did the Framers Invent a Powerful Unitary Executive or a Limited Constitutional Office?
4. Which Is More Valuable, Character or Competence?
5. What Is More Important, Skill or Opportunity?
6. Will the Future of the U.S. Presidency Be One of Liberal Democracy or Illiberal Democracy?
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael A. Genovese is professor of political science, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and president of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of many books, including The Paradoxes of the American Presidency (sixth edition, 2022), and a recipient of the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award.