Predicting the Presidency - The Potential of Persuasive Leadership

Zusatztext "Edwards' central findings on the limits of presidential persuasion are in my view some of the most important in the literature of American politics. . . . Predicting the Presidency should be widely read." ---Paul J. Quirk, Congress & the Presidency Informationen zum Autor 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). Zusammenfassung 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 unab

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• Authors: George Edwards, George C. Edwards, III Edwards
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780691170374
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17037-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Central government