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OverviewAs the central feature on the American political landscape, it is only natural that scholars and commentators focus on the presidency. So much is written about the subject, in fact, that it is often difficult to know where we stand in our understanding of it. The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency will help scholars assess the state of scholarship on the presidency and the directions in which it needs to move. Never before has the academic literature on the American presidency received such an extended treatment. Nearly three dozen chapters critically assess both the major contributions to a literature on a dimension of the presidency and the ways in which the literature has developed. The authors of each chapter seek to identify weaknesses in the existing literature- be they logical flaws, methodological errors, oversights, or some combination therein-and to offer their views about especially productive lines of future inquiry. Equally important, the authors also identify areas of research that are unlikely to bear additional fruits. These chapters offer a distinctive point of view, an argument about the successes and failures of past scholarship, and a set of recommendations about how future work ought to develop. Thus, this volume will help set the agenda for research on the presidency for the next decade.The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics. General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics: George C. Edwards III. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George C. Edwards III (Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University) , William G. Howell (Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 4.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.526kg ISBN: 9780199604418ISBN 10: 019960441 Pages: 892 Publication Date: 04 August 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell: Introduction Approaches to Studying the Presidency 2: William G. Howell: Quantitative Approaches to the Study of the Presidency 3: Brandice Canes-Wrone: Game Theory and the Study of the American Presidency 4: Scott C. James: Historical Institutionalism, Political Development, and the Presidency Precursors to Governance 5: James P. Pfiffner: Presidential Transitions 6: B. Dan Wood: Presidents and the Political Agenda The Public Presidency 7: Dennis M. Simon: Public Expectations of the President 8: James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs: Presidential Responsiveness to Public Opinion 9: George C. Edwards III: Leading the Public 10: Terri Bimes: Understanding the Rhetorical Presidency 11: Paul Gronke and Brian Newman: Public Evaluations of Presidents 12: Jeffrey E. Cohen: The Presidency and the Mass Media The Legislative Presidency 13: David W. Rhode and Meredith Barthelemy: The President and Congressional Parties in an Era of Polarization 14: Stephen J. Wayne: Legislative Skills 15: George C. Edwards III: Presidential Approval as a Source of Influence in Congress 16: John J. Coleman and David C. W. Parker: The Consequences of Divided Government 17: Burdett A. Loomis: Connecting Interest Groups to the Presidency Unilateral Action 18: Kenneth R. Mayer: Going Alone: The Presidential Power of Unilateral Action 19: Richard M. Pious: Prerogative Power and Presidential Politics 20: Richard W. Waterman: Assessing the Unilateral Presidency Decision-Making 21: John P. Burke: Organizational Structure and Presidential Decision-Making 22: Karen M. Hult and Charles E. Walcott: Influences on Presidential Decision-Making 23: Stephen G. Walker: The Psychology of Presidential Decision-Making Implementing Policy 24: Robert F. Durant and William G. Resh: Presidential Agendas, Administrative Strategies, and the Bureaucracy 25: Anne M. Khademian: The Presidency-Bureaucracy Nexus: Examining Competence and Responsiveness Judicial Relations 26: Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal: Nominating Federal Judges and Justices 27: Keith E. Whittington: Judicial Checks on the President International Politics 28: Douglas L. Kriner: Presidents, Domestic Politics, and the International Arena 29: Jon C. Pevehouse: Presidents and International Cooperation 30: William G. Howell and Tana Johnson: War's Contributions to Presidential Power Reflections 31: Stephen Skowronek: The Paradigm of Development in Presidential History 32: Hugh Heclo: Whose Presidency Is This Anyhow? 33: Louis Fisher: Political Scientists and the Public Law Tradition 34: George C. Edwards III: The Study of LeadershipReviews* Stephen McGlinchey, e-International Relations * <br> The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency is an outstanding intellectual enterprise. No student of the American chief executive can afford to be without this landmark work. --Fred I. Greenstein, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University<p><br> Edwards and Howell have assembled an extraordinary set of authors for this handbook, making it one of the most important contributions to the study of the presidency in the last <br>decade. Such collections do not make original research contributions, but when well done they consolidate existing knowledge in a manner that is helpful to students and faculty; they flag lacunae in existing research and suggest fruitful directions for new research. The contributors to this volume are the acknowledged experts on the topics about which they write. Every essay is as close to comprehensive as is possible...The handbook is critical for any serious presidential scholar and is an essential addition to any college or university library c Author InformationGeorge C. Edwards III is a leading scholar of the presidency, he has written or edited 23 books on American politics and public policy making. He is also editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly and general editor of The Oxford Handbook of American Politics series. Professor Edwards has served as president of the Presidency Research Section of the American Political Science Association, which has named its annual dissertation prize in his honor and awarded him its Career Service Award. He is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University and holds the Chair in Presidential Studies. William Howell has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. His recent research examines how domestic political institutions constrain the president's ability to exercise military force abroad. Before coming to the Harris School, Howell taught in the government department at Harvard University and the political science department at the University of Wisconsin. In 2000, he received a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University. He is Associate Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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