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“stephen j wayne”

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  • The Road to the White House 2024

    The Politics of Presidential Elections

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    Voters need information about the qualities of candidates, the policies they propose and the partisan labels they wear. Does our Electoral College encourage the most qualified candidates to run? Does it force them to talk candidly with the American people? Will election results accurately reflect the needs of the population as a whole? Wayne's The Road to the White House 2024 answers these ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Presidential Leadership

    Politics and Policy Making

    by Kenneth R. Mayer, George C. Edwards III, Stephen J. Wayne ...
    This classic text on the American presidency analyzes the institution and the presidents who hold the office through the key lens of leadership. Edwards, Mayer, and Wayne explain the leadership dilemma presidents face and their institutional, political, and personal capacities to meet it. Two models of presidential leadership help us understand the institution: one in which a strong president ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Road to the White House 2024

    The Politics of Presidential Elections

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    Voters need information about the qualities of candidates, the policies they propose and the partisan labels they wear. Does our Electoral College encourage the most qualified candidates to run? Does it force them to talk candidly with the American people? Will election results accurately reflect the needs of the population as a whole? Wayne's The Road to the White House 2024 answers these ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Presidential Leadership

    Politics and Policy Making

    by George C. Edwards III, Kenneth R. Mayer, Stephen J. Wayne ...
    Long established as a leading introduction to the American presidency, Presidential Leadership, Fourteenth Edition, provides students with a comprehensive survey that addresses the capacity of chief executives to fulfill their tasks, exercise their powers, and utilize their organizational structures to affect the output of government. The authors examine all aspects of the presidency in rich ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Election?

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    This new edition examines the theory, structure, and the contemporary electoral process, analyzing how the system has evolved, how it is working today, and its challenges for the future. Stephen J. Wayne illuminates the democratic strength and weaknesses of the American electoral system and asks, "Is this any way to run a democratic election?"Updated to included insight into the contentious 2020 ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Biden Presidency

    Politics, Policy, and Polarization

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    This book is among the first serious looks at the first 18 months of the Biden administration and its many challenges. From a tortured transition to a raging pandemic, a fragile economy, and the threat of international insecurity, Joe Biden entered office at a time even more fraught than that he faced as a new vice president. Confronting a nation divided sharply along political, cultural, and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Good Judgment in Foreign Policy

    Theory and Application

    by Barbara Farnham, Richard N. Haas, David A. Welch, Andrew Bennett, Alexander L. George, Bruce W. Jentleson, Stephen J. Wayne ...
    At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader-or a country. Nowhere is judgment more important than in the making of foreign policy. Good judgments can avoid wars, or win them. Poor judgments can start wars or lose them. This ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Election?

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    The 2012 election is over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral system continues. The courts are dealing with the alleged discriminatory impact of voter ID requirements on minority voters; privacy and vote manipulation are concerns as political campaigns utilize new technology to target voters; the news media are contending with harsh public criticism of their elections ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • The Election of the Century: The 2000 Election and What it Tells Us About American Politics in the New Millennium

    The 2000 Election and What it Tells Us About American Politics in the New Millennium

    by Stephen J. Wayne, Clyde Wilcox ...
    This book places the 2000 presidential and congressional elections into the larger and future context of American politics. The essays in Part I focus on the role of "wedge" issues in 2000, including the economy, foreign policy, and race. Part II examines the electorate in terms of gender, religion, and age. Part III analyzes Republican and Democratic strategies in 2000. Part IV focuses in on ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Victory

    How a Progressive Democratic Party Can Win the Presidency

    by Arthur Sanders, Stephen J. Wayne ...
    The author of this book is an unabashed liberal democrat. He argues that there are a number of myths and half-truths about American politics that need to be properly understood if progressives and the Democratic party are to win the presidency and govern effectively. The book has three parts: myths and realities of public opinion; current party coalitions - their strengths and weaknesses; a ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Personality and Politics

    Obama For and Against Himself

    by Stephen J. Wayne ...
    Renowned presidential scholar Stephen Wayne takes a close look at the interplay of personal character, partisan politics, and public opinion on presidential decision-making. In this systematic character study, Wayne considers how President Obama’s policy beliefs and operating style fueled his meteoric success as a candidate, but have had a decidedly mixed impact on his governance as president. ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    by Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...
    Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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