The American Governor: Power, Constraint, and Leadership in The States

by David P. Redlawsk (Editor)

Overview

This volume 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 detract from that power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137488183
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	08/06/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Saladin Ambar, Lehigh University, USA Matthew Delmont, Scripts College, USA Gbemende Johnson, Hamilton College, USA Jason Kirk, Elon University, USA Ashley Koning, Rutgers University, USA Christopher Larimer, University of Northern Iowa, USA Robert McGrath, George Mason University, USA Jon Rogowski, University of Chicago, USA Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston, USA Josh Ryan, Bradley University, USA Trygve Throntveit, Harvard University, USA Sophia J. Wallace, Rutgers University, USA John Weingart, Rutgers University, USA

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