The Enigma of Presidential Power: Parties, Policies and Strategic Uses of Unilateral Action

ISBN-13: 9781316642115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 242 str.

Fang-Yi Chiou; Lawrence S. Rothenberg

Opis

Presidents are more constrained in exercising unilateral actions than before. This book asks: when does unilateral action correspond to presidential power?

Recenzje

'Chiou and Rothenberg combine exhaustive new data with impressively innovative methods to generate real insight. They have made a key contribution to our understanding of the significance of presidential unilateralism. It's a topic that will only become more central to the field, and more importantly to the country, in the years to come.' Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College, Maine

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Thinking about power: theoretical models; 3. Not all unilateral actions are created equal: measuring the significance of executive orders; 4. The race for power: empirically examining competing models; 5. Bringing the parties in: legislative partisan influence and presidential power; 6. The subtleties of power - assessing the two presidencies; 7. Conclusions - solving the enigma of presidential power.