Strategic President Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership

Name: Strategic President Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership
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ISBN: 9780691154367

ISBN-10: 0691154368

ISBN-13: 9780691154367

Edition: 2009

Authors: George C. Edwards

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How do presidents lead? If presidential power is the power to persuade, why is there a lack of evidence of presidential persuasion? George Edwards, one of the leading scholars of the American presidency, skillfully uses this contradiction as a springboard to examine--and ultimately challenge--the dominant paradigm of presidential leadership.The Strategic Presidentcontends that presidents cannot create opportunities for change by persuading others to support their policies. Instead, successful presidents facilitate change by recognizing opportunities and fashioning strategies and tactics to exploit them.Edwards considers three extraordinary presidents--Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt,…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.17" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

George C. Edwards III is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University. His many books include "The Strategic President." He is the editor of "Presidential Studies Quarterly."



Preface



Power as Persuasion



Leading the Public: Best Test Cases



Leading the Public: Exploiting Existing Opinion



Leading Congress: Best Test Cases



Leading Congress: Less Favorable Contexts



Reassessing Leadership


Notes


Index