A01=Michael Genovese
Author_Michael Genovese
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- ISBN 9780231206679
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 20 Sep 2022
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book offers an accessible and compelling guide to the American presidency by exploring a series of key questions. How powerful is the American presidency, and to what extent is presidential power dependent on persuasion? Do the personal qualities of presidents drive events, or does the institution of the presidency shape their choices? Is the presidency a “unitary” office or a limited and circumscribed institution? Which is more important, character or competence? Is presidential success a matter of skill or opportunity? And will future presidencies turn away from checks and balances in favor of illiberal democracy?
Michael A. Genovese, a leading scholar of the presidency, provides a clear overview of the core arguments and debates over the essential characteristics of this contradictory institution. Ideal for classroom use, this book provides insights into what the presidency was designed to be, what it has evolved into, how it has been reshaped to respond to new demands, and what its future might hold. Engaging and reader-friendly, The Modern Presidency gives students the tools to think critically about the nature of this complex office and how its powers can be wielded.
Michael A. Genovese, a leading scholar of the presidency, provides a clear overview of the core arguments and debates over the essential characteristics of this contradictory institution. Ideal for classroom use, this book provides insights into what the presidency was designed to be, what it has evolved into, how it has been reshaped to respond to new demands, and what its future might hold. Engaging and reader-friendly, The Modern Presidency gives students the tools to think critically about the nature of this complex office and how its powers can be wielded.
Michael A. Genovese is professor of political science, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and president of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of many books, including The Paradoxes of the American Presidency (sixth edition, 2022), and a recipient of the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
