Trajectory of Power: the rise of the strongman presidency
Join us for this public event discussing Dean William Howell’s new book, Trajectory of Power: The Rise of the Strongman Presidency.
In Trajectory of Power, Dean Howell offers an account of how, over many decades, conservative backlash against the administrative state has led to the rise of a strongman presidency that threatens American democracy.
Meet our speaker and chair
William Howell is inaugural Dean of the School of Government and Policy at Johns Hopkins University, where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Political Science. William has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He currently is working on research projects on separation of powers issues, the institutional foundations of effective government, and emergent threats to democracy.
Andrés Velasco (@AndresVelasco) is Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the School of Public Policy at LSE. In 2017-19 he was a member of the G20 Eminent Persons Group. During 2015-16 he co-chaired the Global Panel on the Future of the Multilateral Lending Institutions. In 2013-16 he was a member of the Global Oceans Commission.
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