The American Governor

Power, Constraint, and Leadership in the States
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-48818-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 4532 g

This volume brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detract from that power.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Redlawsk, David P

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The American Governor: Power, Constraint, And Leadership; David P. Redlawsk
PART I: GOVERNORS: POWER AND CONSTRAINT
2. Public Perceptions Of America ' 's Executives: The President And Two Very Different Governors; David J. Andersen
3. The Power Of Institutional Design: Governors, Vetoes, And Legislative Outcomes; Robert J. Mcgrath, Jon C. Rogowski, And Josh M. Ryan
4. Gubernatorial Institutional Authority And Conflict: Executive-Judicial Relations In The United States; Gbemende Johnson
5. What Causes State-Level Executive Scandals?; Brandon Rottinghaus
6. Voters And The Limits Of Gubernatorial Power: The Case Of Iowa; Christopher Larimer
PART II: GOVERNORS AS POLICY AND IDEOLOGICAL LEADERS
7. New Jersey ' 's Modern Radical: Governor Woodrow Wilson And The Pragmatist Tradition In American Politics; Trygve Throntveit
8. Leadership At The Twilight Of Progressivism: Mario Cuomo ' 's Defense Of Liberalism In Two Speeches In The Summer Of 1984; Saladin Ambar
9. ' 'What Would Gandhi Do? ' ' Nikki Haley And South Carolina In American Politics, Black, White And Brown; Jason A. Kirk
10. Rally ' 'Round The Governor: The Response Of Voters To Gubernatorial Leadership In Times Of Crisis; Ashley Koning And David P. Redlawsk
PART III: GOVERNORS IN POPULAR CULTURE
11. The Music Governors Create And Inspire; John Weingart

Über Autor(innen)

Saladin Ambar, Lehigh University, USA

Matthew Delmont, Scripts College, USA

Gbemende Johnson, Hamilton College, USA

Jason Kirk, Elon University, USA

Ashley Koning, Rutgers University, USA

Christopher Larimer, University of Northern Iowa, USA

Robert McGrath, George Mason University, USA

Jon Rogowski, University of Chicago, USA

Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston, USA

Josh Ryan, Bradley University, USA

Trygve Throntveit, Harvard University, USA

Sophia J. Wallace, Rutgers University, USA

John Weingart, Rutgers University, USA