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Reassessing the Assumptions behind the Evolution of Popular Presidential Communication
Author(s) -
Pluta Anne C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/psq.12171
Subject(s) - presidency , presidential system , ideology , rhetorical question , political science , politics , incentive , subject (documents) , political economy , sociology , law , literature , economics , art , library science , computer science , microeconomics
Most scholars agree that the presidency underwent an important evolution in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. However, the causes of these changes continue to be subject to rigorous debate. Using a multimethod approach, I find that the political opportunities and incentives that presented themselves in the nineteenth and early twentieth century shaped presidential rhetorical behavior rather than the president's personal or partisan ideology.