Books in the Studies in the Modern Presidency series

This book reinterprets how and when presidents use unilateral power, arguing that these orders are used not only to press the president's agenda, but also to share power with Congress and facilitate the work of government.

Judging Bush incorporates the diverse voices of presidential scholars, policy experts, and members of past administrations to present a balanced and systematic initial evaluation of the two terms of George W. Bush.

Judging Bush incorporates the diverse voices of presidential scholars, policy experts, and members of past administrations to present a balanced and systematic initial evaluation of the two terms of George W. Bush.

This book explores how presidential leadership of the public most typically occurs through leadership of the news media.

This book explores how presidential approval, contextualized within the American state, shapes incentives and opportunities for presidents as they take action in American politics.