Power without persuasion : the politics of direct presidential action / William G. Howell.

By:

Howell, William G [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400874392

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

KF5053 .P694 2003

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Subject: Since the early 1960s, scholarly thinking on the power of U.S. presidents has rested on these words: ""Presidential power is the power to persuade."" Power, in this formulation, is strictly about bargaining and convincing other political actors to do things the president cannot accomplish alone. Power without Persuasion argues otherwise. Focusing on presidents' ability to act unilaterally, William Howell provides the most theoretically substantial and far-reaching reevaluation of presidential power in many years. He argues that presidents regularly set public policies over vocal objections by.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	KF5053 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn913098172

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Presidential Power in the Modern Era; 2. A Formal Representation of Unilateral Action; 3. Bridge Building; 4. Theory Testing; 5. Congressional Constraints on Presidential Power; 6. The Institutional Foundations of Judicial Deference; 7. Conclusion; Appendixes; 1. Coding of Executive Orders; 2. Proofs of Propositions in the Unilateral Politics Model; 3. Identifying Congressional Challenges to Executive Orders; 4. Federal Court Challenges to Executive Orders; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Since the early 1960s, scholarly thinking on the power of U.S. presidents has rested on these words: ""Presidential power is the power to persuade."" Power, in this formulation, is strictly about bargaining and convincing other political actors to do things the president cannot accomplish alone. Power without Persuasion argues otherwise. Focusing on presidents' ability to act unilaterally, William Howell provides the most theoretically substantial and far-reaching reevaluation of presidential power in many years. He argues that presidents regularly set public policies over vocal objections by.

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