The American governor : power, constraint, and leadership in the states / edited by David P. Redlawsk.

This edited collection brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detr...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Redlawsk, David P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The American Governor: Power, Constraint, And Leadership; David P. Redlawsk
  • PART I: GOVERNORS: POWER AND CONSTRAINT
  • 2. Public Perceptions Of America's Executives: The President And Two Very Different Governors; David J. Andersen
  • 3. The Power Of Institutional Design: Governors, Vetoes, And Legislative Outcomes; Robert J. Mcgrath, Jon C. Rogowski, And Josh M. Ryan
  • 4. Gubernatorial Institutional Authority And Conflict: Executive-Judicial Relations In The United States; Gbemende Johnson
  • 5. What Causes State-Level Executive Scandals?; Brandon Rottinghaus
  • 6. Voters And The Limits Of Gubernatorial Power: The Case Of Iowa; Christopher Larimer
  • PART II: GOVERNORS AS POLICY AND IDEOLOGICAL LEADERS
  • 7. New Jersey's Modern Radical: Governor Woodrow Wilson And The Pragmatist Tradition In American Politics; Trygve Throntveit
  • 8. Leadership At The Twilight Of Progressivism: Mario Cuomo's Defense Of Liberalism In Two Speeches In The Summer Of 1984; Saladin Ambar
  • 9. 'What Would Gandhi Do?' Nikki Haley And South Carolina In American Politics, Black, White And Brown; Jason A. Kirk
  • 10. Rally 'Round The Governor: The Response Of Voters To Gubernatorial Leadership In Times Of Crisis; Ashley Koning And David P. Redlawsk
  • PART III: GOVERNORS IN POPULAR CULTURE
  • 11. The Music Governors Create And Inspire; John Weingart.