Books written by Michael A. Genovese

Presidency and Domestic Policy: Comparing Leadership Styles, FDR to Obama

In his decision-making process and administrative strategies, Roosevelt«s ... was the real strength of the New Deal.52 Bruce Miroff more broadly concluded, ...
The War Power in an Age of Terrorism: Debating Presidential Power

This book features a lively debate between two prominent scholars—Michael A. Genovese and David Gray Adler—on the critical issue of whether the Constitution, written in the 18th Century, remains adequate to the national security ...
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

Praise for the print edition:" ... entries are well written ... an excellent addition."
The Watergate Crisis

Recounts the events of the Watergate affair; identifies key players; and presents essays on its impact
Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox

Leadership Matters offers a different view of leadership - one that builds community and responds creatively to new situations.
Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today: On Becoming a Polymath Leader

This book focuses on leadership -- what it is, how it works, and how complex, multi-layered and multi-dimensional it is -- and how it will change in the years ahead.
A Presidential Nation: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

A Presidential Nation is perfect for students of American Presidency and Federal Governance courses and anyone interested in the changing authority of the American political system.
The Quest for Leadership: Thomas E. Cronin and His Influence on Presidential Studies and Political Science

In addition, the book touches on leadership in higher education and in the global corporate context. Given its coverage, this book will be an important resource for many years to come.
Presidential Leadership in an Age of Change

Michael A. Genovese argues that presidents are set up for failure; it is not specific presidents but the presidency itself that is the problem.
The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

Explains Americans' contradictory expectations of the role of the president and offers suggestions for improving the presidency despite the public's dissatisfaction with and the seemingly impossible duties and challenges of the office. UP.
The Post-Heroic Presidency: Leveraged Leadership in an Age of Limits, 2nd Edition: Leveraged Leadership in an Age of Limits

This book examines how presidents from Nixon to Obama have faced the challenges of global leadership in a dramatically changing world—one with more limited resources and an increasing number of threatening challengers.
Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox

Both context and agency matter. The best of leaders learn to read contexts, anticipate challenges and disruptions, and employ smart power. This book sets leaders on that path-to unleash the power of paradox.
The Watergate Crisis: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition

Watergate became part of American popular culture and synonymous with presidential corruption. This book surveys the background of the Watergate crisis and links it to contemporary American politics.
Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension Between Faith and Power

This work describes the implications of Catholic universalism for voting patterns, international policymaking, and partisan alliances.
The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

Explains Americans' contradictory expectations of the role of the president and offers suggestions for improving the presidency despite the public's dissatisfaction with and the seemingly impossible duties and challenges of the office. UP.
The Power of the American Presidency: 1789-2000

This title explores the dynamics of power in the American presidency from 1789 to the year 2000.
How Trump Governs: Or, An Assessment and Prognosis

Foregrounding this study with a background of how the president's unorthodox style led him to win the election, Michael A. Genovese looks at the transition period and the usual 100-day standard on which presidents are judged.
The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

Explains Americans' contradictory expectations of the role of the president and offers suggestions for improving the presidency despite the public's dissatisfaction with and the seemingly impossible duties and challenges of the office. UP.
Politics and the Cinema: An Introduction to Political Films

Politics and the Cinema: An Introduction to Political Films
Contending Approaches to the American Presidency

In this contributed volume, authors examine the different approaches that drive the current debate concerning the presidency: liberal, conservative, moderate, constitutionalist, libertarian, and presidentialist (unitary executive).