Personality and Politics

Obama For and Against Himself

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Renowned presidential scholar Stephen Wayne takes a close look at the interplay of personal character, partisan politics, and public opinion on presidential decision-making. In this systematic character study, Wayne considers how President Obama’s policy beliefs and operating style fueled his meteoric success as a candidate, but have had a decidedly mixed impact on his governance as president. Arguing that character matters, Wayne shows that Obama’s personal dimensions both contribute and detract from his policy achievements and political goals.

Taking into account the environment in which he took office up through the “shellacking” of the Democrats in November 2010, the book looks at how Obama has dealt with the troubled economy and a polarized political climate. Wayne sets his study within the larger literature on presidential character and explores the broader questions surrounding presidential leadership in a democratic society: Do presidents lead or follow public opinion? To what extent do leadership skills make a difference? What kind of policy and political impact can presidents have in the twenty-first century?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-05-12
Mått152 x 228 x 13 mm
Vikt290 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
Upplaga1
FörlagSAGE Publications
ISBN9781608716944

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Stephen J. Wayne is a well-known author and lecturer on the American presidency and electoral politics. A professor of government at Georgetown University since 1988 and a Washington-based “insider” for more than 40 years, Wayne has written or edited 12 books and authored over 100 articles, chapters, and reviews that have appeared in professional journals, scholarly compilations, newspapers, and magazines. At Georgetown, Wayne teaches courses on the presidency, elections, and psychology and politics. Wayne is frequently quoted by White House journalists and regularly appears on television and radio news shows. He lectures widely at home and abroad to international visitors, college students, federal executives, and business leaders. He has testified before Congress on the subject of presidential elections and governance and before Democratic and Republican party advisory committees on the presidential nomination processes. He participated in transition projects for the National Academy of Public Administration and the Presidency Research Group.

IntroductionA Disciplinary DilemmaCharacter and Its DerivativesOrganization of the BookCharacter DevelopmentRace and RootsAmbition and PoliticsAdaption and ApprovalEgo Checks and GuiltBasic BeliefsCommonality as a ValueChurch and CommunityGovernment and SocietyProgressive PragmatismOperating StyleCognitionDecision MakingOrganizationCommunicationConciliationCharacter-Based TensionsIdealism and PragmatismDirection and DelegationVision and CompromiseRationality and EmpathyBoldness and CautionPolitical ImpedimentsTransitioning from Campaigning to GoverningThe Limits of Presidential PowerPublic Attitudes Toward GovernmentDemocratic Leadership DilemmasObama′s Theory of Democratic LeadershipThe Bully Pulpit and Its LimitsObama′s Practice of Democratic LeadershipThe Interaction of Personality and Politics: Three Case StudiesStimulating the EconomyReforming Health CareUpping the Ante in Afghanistan