Party Politics of Presidential Rhetoric

This book develops a theory of presidential public leadership taking into account the partisan nature of the political debate and the role of presidents.

List of contents

1. Presidents, public opinion, and the political parties; 2. Assessing presidential communications; 3. The effect of presidential rhetoric on the attentive audience; 4. The short-term effect of presidential rhetoric; 5. Presidential leadership of partisan opinion; 6. The public agenda and the reputations of the parties for handling policy; 7. Presidential rhetoric and the public agenda; 8. Presidential rhetoric and party reputations for handling policy; 9. The interplay of macrohandling and macropartisanship; 10. The party politics of presidential rhetoric.

About the author

Amnon Cavari is Assistant Professor of government at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel, and is the founder and head of the American Public Opinion toward Israel project at the IDC.

Summary

This book provides a fresh look on the ongoing debate about the influence of speeches of presidents on public opinion. It will be of interest to scholars and students who study the presidency and political parties, as well as policymakers, political advisors and party leaders who wish to understand the effects of the public actions of the president on public opinion.

Product details

• Authors: Amnon Cavari, Cavari Amnon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781316604458
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60445-8
• No. of pages: 249
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state