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1. On Studying the Trump Presidency

Authors : Charles M. Lamb, Jacob R. Neiheisel

Published in: Presidential Leadership and the Trump Presidency

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This book presents several early appraisals of the presidency of Donald J. Trump by prominent scholars in presidential politics. In the introductory chapter, Lamb and Neiheisel argue that the presidential leadership literature in political science provides one productive means for conducting these appraisals. After surveying several leadership theories, they suggest why Trump’s leadership is inconsistent with theoretical expectations. Finally, they briefly describe the studies in this volume and suggest several reasons why President Trump has received poor grades as a leader from many academics, public officials, political commentators, and citizens alike.

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Footnotes
1
Indeed, the journal Presidential Studies Quarterly has, for some time, featured within its pages a regular segment on The Contemporary Presidency.
 
2
The chapters written in this volume by Jeffrey Crouch and Chris Edelson primarily focus on the first eighteen months of the Trump presidency; the other chapters were updated through the first half of the administration.
 
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Metadata
Title
On Studying the Trump Presidency
Authors
Charles M. Lamb
Jacob R. Neiheisel
Copyright Year
2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18979-2_1