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Title The Oxford handbook of the American presidency / edited by George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 877 pages) : illustrations
Series Oxford handbooks
The Oxford handbooks of American politics
Oxford handbooks.
Oxford handbooks of American politics.
Contents Introduction / George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell -- Approaches to studying the presidency. Quantitative approaches to studying the presidency / William G. Howell ; Game theory and the study of the American presidency / Brandice Canes-Wrone ; Historical institutionalism, political development, and the presidency / Scott C. James -- Precursors to governance. Presidential transitions / James P. Pfiffner ; Presidents and the political agenda / B. Dan Wood -- The public presidency. Public expectations of the president / Dennis M. Simon ; Presidential responsiveness to public opinion / James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs ; Leading the public / George C. Edwards III ; Understanding the rhetorical presidency / Terri Bimes ; Public evaluations of presidents / Paul Gronke and Brian Newman ; The presidency and the mass media / Jeffrey E. Cohen -- The legislative presidency. The president and Congressional parties in an era of polarization / David W. Rhode and Meredith Barthelemy ; Legislative skills / Stephen J. Wayne ; Presidential approval as a source of influence in Congress / George C. Edwards III ; The presidential veto / Charles M. Cameron ; The consequences of divided government / John J. Coleman and David C.W. Parker ; Connecting interest groups to the presidency / Burdett A. Loomis -- Unilateral action. Going alone : the presidential power of unilateral action / Kenneth R. Mayer ; Prerogative power and presidential politics / Richard M. Pious ; Assessing the unilateral presidency / Richard W. Waterman -- Decision making. Organizational structure and presidential decision making / John P. Burke ; Influences on presidential decision making / Karen M. Hult and Charles E. Walcott ; The psychology of presidential decision making / Stephen G. Walker -- Implementing policy. Presidential agendas, administrative strategies, and the bureaucracy / Robert F. Durant and William G. Resh ; The presidency-bureaucracy nexus : examining competence and responsiveness / Anne M. Khademian -- Judicial relations. Nominating federal judges and justices / Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal ; Judicial checks on the president / Keith E. Whittington -- International politics. Presidents, domestic politics, and the international arena / Douglas L. Kriner ; Presidents and international cooperation / Jon C. Pevehouse ; War's contributions to presidential power / William G. Howell and Tana Johnson -- Reflections. The paradigm of development in presidential history / Stephen Skowronek ; Whose presidency is this anyhow? / Hugh Heclo ; Political scientists and the public law tradition / Louis Fisher ; The study of presidential leadership / George C. Edwards III
Summary With engaging, new contributions from major figures in the field, 'The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency' provides the key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT USA Präsident gnd
Subject Presidents -- United States.
Presidents -- United States -- Decision making
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- Decision making
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Edwards, George C.
Howell, William G
ISBN 9780191584855
0191584851
9780191570803
019157080X
9780191608162
0191608165
Other Titles Handbook of the American presidency
American presidency