The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency

George C. Edwards III is a leading scholar of the presidency, he has written or edited 23 books on American politics and public policy making. He is also editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly and general editor of The Oxford Handbook of American Politics series. Professor Edwards has served as president of the Presidency Research Section of the American Political Science Association, which has named its annual dissertation prize in his honor and awardedhim its Career Service Award. He is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University and holds the Chair in Presidential Studies.William Howell has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. His recent research examines how domestic political institutions constrain the president's ability to exercise military force abroad. Before coming to the Harris School, Howell taught in the government department at Harvard University and the political science department at the University of Wisconsin. In 2000, he received a Ph.D. in political science from StanfordUniversity. He is Associate Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.