The Presidential Expectations Gap : Public Attitudes Concerning the Presidency /

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"For decades, public expectations of U.S. presidents have become increasingly excessive and unreasonable. Despite much anecdotal evidence, few scholars have attempted to test the expectations gap thesis empirically. This is the first systematic study to prove the existence of the expectations g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waterman, Richard W., Jenkins-Smith, Hank C. (Author), Silva, Carol L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor [Mich.] : The University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Presidents > Public opinion.
Politics and government
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Executive Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Presidents > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Presidents > United States > Public opinion.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Role of Public Expectations
  • Public Expectations in a Historical Perspective
  • Comparing Incumbent and Retrospective Evaluations of Presidential Performance
  • Analyzing Public Expectations
  • Testing the Expectations Gap Thesis: The Presidency of Bill Clinton
  • The Economy, Ethical Standards, and Partisanship
  • Presidential Scandal and the Expectations Gap: "Why Did Clinton Survive the Impeachment Crisis?
  • George W. Bush: War and the Economy
  • Barack Obama: The Candidate/Incumbent Expectations Gap
  • Micro and Macro-Level Models of the Expectations Gap
  • The Expectations Gap in a Broader Theoretical Context.

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