The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership

by George C. Edwards III

Book Overview

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 President contends that presidents cannot create opportunities for change by persuading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691154368
• ISBN13: 9780691154367
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"