Presidential Leadership Dilemma

Between the Constitution and a Political Party

AvJulia R. Azari,Lara M. Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.Throughout their time in office, American presidents are often forced to choose between leading the nation and leading their party. In an earlier time when the major parties were less polarized, this leadership dilemma, while challenging, was not nearly as vexing as it is today. American presidents now find themselves with little room to maneuver, compelled to serve the Constitution on the one hand and yet caught within bitter partisan disputes and large numbers of unaffiliated voters on the other. The contributors to this volume investigate how recent presidents have navigated these increasingly rocky political waters. Focusing on campaign strategy, presidential rhetoric, relations with Congress, domestic and foreign policy, The Presidential Leadership Dilemma presents a wide-ranging, detailed, and fascinating study of how contemporary presidents face the challenge at the heart of every presidency.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-02
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in American Constitutionalism
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438446004

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Julia R. Azari is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marquette University. Lara M. Brown is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Villanova University and the author of Jockeying for the American Presidency: The Political Opportunism of Aspirants. Zim G. Nwokora is Post-Doctoral Fellow in Politics at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University in Australia.

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List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction: A Rock and a Hard Place: Between a Party and the PeopleJulia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim Nwokora1. Pathways to the Nomination: An Analytic FrameworkZim Nwokora2. Presidential Mandates and the Leadership Dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack ObamaJulia Azari3. Playing for History: The Reelection Leadership Choices of Presidents William J. Clinton and George W. BushLara M. Brown4. Presidents, Leverage, and Significant Public PolicyDaniel E. Ponder5. The Base Realignment and Closing Commission: Difficult Choices, Electoral Considerations, and the Future of National Leadership in a Partisan AgeLilly J. Goren6. The Paradoxes of Presidential Leadership in Pursuing Policy Goals: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the lifting of the Ban on Gays and Lesbians in the MilitaryBenjamin A. Copeland and Victoria A. Farrar-Myers7. Taking Credit and Avoiding Blame: The Politics of Rhetorical Signing Statements Under Unified and Divided GovernmentChristopher S. Kelley, Bryan W. Marshall, and Deanna Watts8. President Obama and Counterterrorism Policy: When Campaign Promises Meet Governing ImperativesNancy Kassop and Steven GoldzwigConclusion: The Right Choice at the Right TimeJulia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim NwokoraBibliographyContributorsIndex