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Qu'est-ce qu'un chef en démocratie ? La mystique du chef a participé des pires constructions idéologiques du XXe siècle, et la démocratie reste aujourd'hui la forme de pouvoir qui doit s'approcher autant que possible d'un gouvernement du peuple par lui-même. Elle semble pourtant, dans les faits, indissociable de modes de délégation et de représentation, et surtout d'une certaine incarnation temporaire de l'autorité et d'un pôle de décision personnelle. Mieux, la tendance contemporaine à la dépossession des peuples de la capacité de décider de leur sort, au profit d'un pouvoir toujours accru des puissances économiques, donne une actualité nouvelle aux inquiétudes de Max Weber sur l'avènement d'une « démocratie acéphale », peu apte à faire valoir les intérêts des dominés. Mais dans les conditions médiatiques de sélection des leaders politiques que nous connaissons, peut-on penser qu'un renforcement de la démocratie et une défense de la part la plus fragile du peuple passent par l'apparition de personnalités charismatiques, capables de rompre avec les logiques impersonnelles de la bureaucratie et des marchés ? Ce livre entreprend ainsi d'éclairer la figure problématique - mais peut-être nécessaire - d'un chef en démocratie et tente de définir ce que serait un « charisme démocratique ». À rebours des confusions qui veulent faire du dirigeant démocratique un Père, un Maître ou un Savant, il se risque à imaginer une forme originale de « charisme progressiste », que seule la démocratie serait à même de promouvoir
Democracy --- Executive power --- Political leadership --- Authority
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This book is a history of the civil liberties records of American presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama. It examines the full range of civil liberties issues: First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, press and assembly; due process; equal protection, including racial justice, women's rights, and lesbian and gay rights; privacy rights, including reproductive freedom; and national security issues. The book argues that presidents have not protected or advanced civil liberties, and that several have perpetrated some of the worst violations. Some Democratic presidents (Wilson and Roosevelt), moreover, have violated civil liberties as badly as some Republican presidents (Nixon and Bush). This is the first book to examine the full civil liberties records of each president (thus, placing a president's record on civil rights with his record on national security issues), and also to compare the performance on particular issues of all the presidents covered.
Presidents --- Civil rights --- Executive power --- Powers --- Law --- General and Others
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Constitutional law --- Executive power --- Droit constitutionnel --- Pouvoir exécutif
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National monuments --- Executive power --- Law and legislation --- United States.
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An engaging investigation of how the presidency has changed from its original role, as laid out in the U.S. Constitution, to become closer in power to an imperial monarch
Presidents --- Executive power --- History. --- United States --- Politics and government.
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Executive power --- Legislative power --- Europe --- United States --- Foreign relations
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The United States Constitution's provisions for selecting, replacing, and punishing presidents contain serious weaknesses that could lead to constitutional controversies. In this compelling and fascinating book, Brian Kalt envisions six such controversies, such as the criminal prosecution of a sitting president, a two-term president's attempt to stay in power, the ousting of an allegedly disabled president, and more. None of these things has ever occurred, but in recent years many of them almost have. Besides being individually dramatic, these controversies provide an opportunity to think about how constitutional procedures can best be designed, interpreted, and repaired. Also, because the events Kalt describes would all carry enormous political consequences, they shed light on the delicate and complicated balance between law and politics in American government.
Presidents --- Executive power --- Presidency --- Heads of state --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Powers
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Executive power --- Executive-legislative relations --- United States --- Officials and employees --- Selection and appointment.
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Executive power --- Executive-legislative relations --- United States --- Officials and employees --- Selection and appointment.
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When Barack Obama became president, many Americans embraced him as a transformational leader who would fundamentally change the politics and policy of the country. Yet, two years into his administration, the public resisted his calls for support and Congress was deadlocked over many of his major policy proposals. How could this capable new president have difficulty attaining his goals? Did he lack tactical skills? In Overreach, respected presidential scholar George Edwards argues that the problem was strategic, not tactical. He finds that in President Obama's first two years in office, Obama governed on the premise that he could create opportunities for change by persuading the public and some congressional Republicans to support his major initiatives. As a result, he proposed a large, expensive, and polarizing agenda in the middle of a severe economic crisis. The president's proposals alienated many Americans and led to a severe electoral defeat for the Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections, undermining his ability to govern in the remainder of his term. Edwards shows that the president's frustrations were predictable and the inevitable result of misunderstanding the nature of presidential power. The author demonstrates that the essence of successful presidential leadership is recognizing and exploiting existing opportunities, not in creating them through persuasion. When Obama succeeded in passing important policies, it was by mobilizing Democrats who were already predisposed to back him. Thus, to avoid overreaching, presidents should be alert to the limitations of their power to persuade and rigorously assess the possibilities for obtaining public and congressional support in their environments.
Executive power --- Political leadership --- Presidents --- Leadership --- Obama, Barack. --- United States --- Politics and government
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