Personality and Politics : Obama for and Against Himself
ISBN: 9781608716944 | 1608716945
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Cq Pr
Pub. Date: 3/15/2011
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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 study of President Obama's character, Wayne considers how 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. Arguing that character matters, Wayne shows that Obama's personal dimensions both contribute and detract from his policy achieve-ments and pol... MORE
| Boxes, Figures, and Tables | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Presidential Character: An Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Disciplinary Dilemma | p. 3 |
| Character and Its Derivatives | p. 5 |
| Organization of the Book | p. 9 |
| Character Development | |
| Race and Roots | p. 14 |
| Ambition and Politics | p. 18 |
| Adaptation and Approval | p. 20 |
| ... MORE | p. 24 |
| Summary | p. 26 |
| Basic Beliefs | |
| Commonality as a Value | p. 32 |
| Church and Community | p. 35 |
| Government and Society | p. 38 |
| Progressive Pragmatism | p. 44 |
| Summary | p. 46 |
| Operating Style | |
| Cognition | p. 52 |
| Decision Making | p. 54 |
| Organization | p. 57 |
| Communication | p. 60 |
| Conciliation | p. 64 |
| Summary | p. 65 |
| Character-Based Tensions | p. 71 |
| Idealism Versus Pragmatism | p. 73 |
| Direction Versus Delegation | p. 74 |
| Vision Versus Compromise | p. 76 |
| Rationality Versus Empathy | p. 77 |
| Boldness Versus Caution | p. 81 |
| Summary | p. 82 |
| Political Impediments | p. 87 |
| Transitioning from Campaigning to Governing | p. 89 |
| The Limits of Presidential Power | p. 97 |
| Public Attitudes toward Government | p. 102 |
| Summary | p. 104 |
| Leadership Dilemmas in a Democracy | p. 109 |
| Obama' s Theory of Democratic Leadership | p. 111 |
| The Bully Pulpit and Its Limits | p. 112 |
| Obama's Practice of Democratic Leadership | p. 117 |
| Summary | p. 121 |
| The Interaction of Personality and Politics: Three Case Studies | p. 125 |
| Stimulating the Economy | p. 127 |
| Reforming Health Care | p. 129 |
| Winning the War in Afghanistan | p. 137 |
| Summary | p. 143 |
| Bibliography | p. 149 |
| Index | p. 153 |
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