Books written by Michael A. Genovese

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  The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

  The new edition of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency--now with three prize-winning presidential scholars: Thomas E. Cronin, Michael A. Genovese, and Meena Bose--explores the complex institution of the American presidency by ...

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  The Presidency and the Law: The Clinton Legacy

  Political scandals have always demonstrated the capacity of our executive officials for self-inflicted injuries, and the Clinton administration was no exception. Unilateral warmaking, claims of executive privilege and immunity, and...

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  The Presidency and Domestic Policy: Comparing Leadership Styles, FDR to Clinton

  Each president brings to the White House a distinct set of personal characteristics and a preferred leadership style, but just how much have individual presidents shaped domestic policy? To understand...

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  The Presidential Dilemma: Revisiting Democratic Leadership in the American System

  The book follows a clear format and tries to show why America’s officeholders have so rarely been leaders and how presidents can become leaders instead of mere officeholders.

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  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.

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  The Presidency in an Age of Limits

  This is a study of the relative decline of the American presidency in a period when the role of the United States as a world leader is diminishing. Michael Genovese...

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  Corruption and American Politics

  " - Presidential Studies Quarterly "This volume, edited by two well-respected professors of US politics, represents the fine effort of nearly a dozen scholars to tackle this challenging subject .

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  The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

  The new edition of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency--now with three prize-winning presidential scholars: Thomas E. Cronin, Michael A. Genovese and Meena Bose--explores the complex institution of the American presidency by presenting ...

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  Polls and Politics: The Dilemmas of Democracy

  A provocative examination of the use and abuse of public opinion polls.

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  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.

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  Shakespeare and Politics: What a Sixteenth-Century Playwright Can Tell Us about Twenty-First-Century Politics

  He is the author of Paradoxes of Political Ethics: From Dirty Hands to the Invisible Hand (2007), coauthor (with Alex Tuckness) of The Decline of Mercy in Public Life (forthcoming), and coeditor (with Margaret Hrezo) of Damned If You ...

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  Leadership at the Crossroads [3 volumes] [3 volumes]: 3 volumes [3 volumes]

  The set comprises: Volume 1: Leadership and Psychology; Volume 2: Leadership and Politics; Volume 3: Leadership and the Humanities.

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  Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics

  Articles herein address not only basic subjects covered in the study of American government -- from the Bill of Rights through voting processes--but also a wide range of contemporary issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and Social ...

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  Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension Between Faith and Power

  The book will be of interest to scholars in political science, religious studies, and Christian ethics and all lay Catholics interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the tensions that can exist between church doctrine and partisan ...

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  Polls and Politics: The Dilemmas of Democracy

  This hard-hitting and engaging examination of polls and American politics asks an essential question: do polls contribute to the vitality of our democracy or are they undermining the health of our political system?

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  Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

  Alphabetically organized entries cover the men who have served as president of the United States, as well as such topics related to the executive branch as executive privilege, the Secret Service, and Air Force One.

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  Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

  Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition is the definitive guide to the role of the president from the American Revolutionthrough the present day.

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  The Post-Heroic Presidency: 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.

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  The Presidency and Domestic Policy: Comparing Leadership Styles, FDR to Clinton

  This new book systematically examines the first terms of every president from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to William Jefferson Clinton and assesses the leadership style, the policy agenda, and the "political opportunity" of each.

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  The Nixon Presidency: Power and Politics in Turbulent Times

  Although much material concerning the Nixon presidency remains unavailable to scholars, Michael A. Genovese has successfully pieced together the many puzzles that make up Richard Nixon and his presidency. A...