Presidential Leadership in Political Time: Reprise and Reappraisal - Softcover

Skowronek, Stephen

 
9780700617623: Presidential Leadership in Political Time: Reprise and Reappraisal
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0700617620 ISBN 13: 9780700617623
Verlag: University Press of Kansas, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Presidential Leadership in Political Time has greatly expanded our understanding of and debates over the politics of leadership. It clarifies the typical political problems that presidents confront in political time, as well as the likely effects of their working through them, and considers contemporary innovations in our political system that bear on the leadership patterns from the more distant past.

Drawing out parallels in the politics of leadership between Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and between James Polk and John Kennedy, it develops a new and revealing perspective on the presidential leadership of Clinton, Bush, and Obama.

In this edition, Skowronek devotes a new chapter to Obama's presidency and its prospects for becoming transformational - like the presidencies of Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, FDR, and Reagan, all of whom succeeded to varying degrees in reconstructing the playing field of national politics.

Along the way, he wonders if this kind of leadership is still even possible, given the current divided state of the American polity. He also takes a fresh look at the impact of the 24-hour news cycle, of a more disciplined and homogeneous Republican party, of conservative advocacy of the ""unitary theory"" of the executive, and of progressive disillusionment with the presidency as an institution.

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Críticas

"With this brilliant work, Skowronek scans the centuries to illuminate the dynamics that have made some presidents the master of political time--and others its victim."--Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times national affairs columnist "A brilliant, provocative reading of presidential history that sparkles with originality and insight."--Richard Ellis, author of Founding the American Presidency "Brief, accessible, and captivating, this is an important contribution to our understanding of presidential leadership in American politics."--Political Science Quarterly

Reseña del editor

Renowned scholar Stephen Skowronek's insights have fundamentally altered our understanding of the American presidency. His ""political time"" thesis has been particularly influential, revealing how presidents reckon with the work of their predecessors, situate their power within recent political events, and assert their authority in the service of change. In the original edition of this book, Skowronek revisited that thesis to make better sense of the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. In this new edition, he also addresses the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. Already considered a classic and widely used in courses on the presidency, Skowronek's book has greatly expanded our understanding of and debates over the politics of leadership. It clarifies the typical political problems that presidents confront in political time, as well as the likely effects of their working through them. Drawing out parallels in the politics of leadership between Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and between James Polk and John Kennedy, it develops a new and revealing perspective on the presidential leadership of Clinton, Bush, and now Obama. In this edition, Skowronek devotes an entirely new chapter to Obama's presidency and its prospects for becoming transformational--like the presidencies of Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, FDR, and Reagan, all of whom succeeded to varying degrees in reconstructing the playing field of national politics. Along the way, he wonders if this kind of leadership is still even possible, given the current divided state of the American polity. He also takes a fresh look at the impact of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, of a more disciplined and homogeneous Republican party, of conservative advocacy of the ""unitary theory"" of the executive, and of progressive disillusionment with the presidency as an institution. Skowronek's book brims with fresh insights and opens a window on the institution of the executive office and the workings of the American political system as a whole. Intellectually satisfying for scholars, it also provides an accessible volume for students and general readers. See all Editorial Reviews

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Verlag
University Press of Kansas
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0700617620
ISBN 13 
9780700617623
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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