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Dr. Genovese's Work

Books:

  1. Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox, with Thomas Cronin, Paradigm, 2012.

  2. Building Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today: Developing Polymath Leaders for a Changing World Routledge, 2014.
  3. The Presidency and Domestic Leadership, with William W. Lammers and Todd Belt, Paradigm, 2014.
  4. Shakespeare’s Politics, ed. with Bruce Altschuler, Paradigm, 2013.
  5. A Presidential Nation: Causes, Consequence, and Cures, Westview, 2013.
  6. The Paradoxes of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition, with Thomas Cronin, Oxford University Press, 2013.
  7. Woman as Political Leaders, ed. with Janie Steckenrider, Taylor and Francis, 2013.
  8. Me and Mach: Food Fit for The Prince, 2012. Also published electronically for Amazon Kindle.
  9. Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox, with Thomas Cronin, Paradigm, 2012.
  10. Watergate Remembered: The Legacy for American Politics, ed. with Iwan Morgan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. 
  11. Contending Approaches to the American Presidency, CQ Press, 2011.
  12. The Presidential Dilemma, Revisited, Transaction, 2011.
  13. Presidential Prerogative, Stanford University Press, 2011.
  14. Corruption and American Politics, ed. With Victoria Farrar Meyers, Cambria, 2010.
  15. The Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, 2nd Ed ed. Facts on File, 2010.
  16. The Federalist Papers, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
  17. Leadership and the Liberal Arts: Achieving the Promise of a Liberal Education, ed. With J. Thomas Wren and Ronald E. Riggio, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
  18. The Encyclopedia of American Government 3 Volumes, ed. with Lori Cox Han, New York: Facts-on-File, 2008.
  19. Leadership and Politics, ed. with Lori Cox Han, Praeger, 2008.
  20. Catholics and Politics, ed. with Kirsten Heyer, Georgetown University Press, 2008.
  21. Memo to a New President: The Art and Science of Presidential Leadership, Oxford University Press, 2008.
  22. The Presidency and the Challenge of Democracy, ed. with Lori Cox Han, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.                                                                                                
  23. The Presidential Dilemma, New York: Longman, 2003, Second Edition
  24. The Constitution and the Presidency, (with Robert Spitzer) Palgrave, 2005
  25. The Paradoxes of the American Presidency (co-authored with Thomas E. Cronin), New York: Oxford University Press, Third Edition 2010.
  26. Polls and Politics: the Democratic Dilemma ed. with Matt Streb, New York: SUNY Press, 2004.
  27. The Power of the American Presidency, 1789-2000, New York:  Oxford University Press, 2000.
  28. The Presidency and the Law: The Clinton Legacy, (ed. with David Grey Adler) Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2002.
  29. The Presidency and Domestic Policy:  Comparing Leadership Styles, FDR to Clinton (with William W. Lammers), Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2000.
  30. The Watergate Crisis, Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 1999.
  31. The Political Film, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
  32. The Presidency in an Age of Limits, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1993.
  33. Women as National Leaders (edited), Newbury, CA: Sage Publishing, 1993.
  34. The Nixon Presidency: Power and Politics in Turbulent Times, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1990.
  35. Politics and Cinema: An Introduction to Political Films, Lexington, MA: Ginn Press, 1986. 
  36. The Supreme Court, The Constitution, and Presidential Power, Washington:  University Press of America, 1980.

Essays:

One Term, Two Presidencies: Biden's Prospects under Divided Government 1/15/2023

 

Interviews:

New Books Network - The Modern Presidency 11/22/22

New Book Network - Artificial Intelligence 12/15/22

 

Television Appearances:

Spectrum News 8/24/23

CNN 8/24/23

CNN 8/2/23

Spectrum News 6/13/23

CNN 6/11/23

CNN 6/2/23

CNN 6/2/23

CNN 5/24/23

CNN 4/24/23

CNN 4/2/23

CNN 3/30/23

CNN 3/26/23

CNN 3/18/23

CNN 3/2/23 

CNN 1/8/2023

CNN 1/5/2023

CNN 12/20/22 

CNN International 12/7/2022

CNN International 11/16/2022

CNN International 11/6/2022

CNN International 9/12/2022

CNN International 8/31/2022

CNN International 8/23/2022

CNN International 8/16/2022

 

Awards:

Saint Mary's College 'Alumni of the Year' 2023

 

Nation Marks 50th Anniversary Of Civil Rights Act

Prof. Michael Genovese, who teaches political science at Loyola Marymount University, touched on how far our nation has come in just 50 years since passing the Civil Rights Act, but says we're still fighting battles in the voting sphere. Amy Johnson reports.

Political Analyst Weighs In On Ukraine Crisis
Prof. Michael Genovese from Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning with more information.

Which Were America's Best, Worst Presidents?
According to Loyola Marymount University Prof. Michael Genovese, presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy are the two most overrated of our nation's leaders. Amy Johnson reports.

Expert Discusses Bill That Ended Partial Shutdown, Raised Debt Ceiling
Professor Michael Genovese of Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning to discuss the deal reached in the wake of the partial government shutdown.

How Sandy’s Aftermath Could Impact The Presidential Election « CBS Los Angeles
Dr. Michael Genovese from Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning with the latest on the presidential race.

Political Expert Weighs In On Upcoming Final Presidential Debate
Professor Michael Genovese from Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning to discuss the latest in Campaign 2012.

Political Expert Weighs In On First Presidential Debate
Professor Michael Genovese of Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning with the latest in Campaign 2012.

Why it’s So Rare for Presidents to be Breakthrough Leaders
Presidential scholar Thomas Cronin, a former White House Fellow and president emeritus of Whitman College, is the author or co-author of a dozen books on politics, government and the presidency. His latest book, Leadership Matters , was written with Michael A. Genovese, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The book, praised by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin as “an absolute tour-de-force,” focuses on how effective leaders navigate the inherent contradictions and paradoxes of leadership. Cronin spoke with Vincent Bzdek, the Washington Post’s deputy national political editor, about leadership in the context of the presidential election.

Political Expert Weighs In On Sen. Lugar's Defeat In Republican Primary
Professor Michael Genovese of Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning to discuss the latest in Campaign 2012.

Survey: America’s Voters Becoming More Divided
A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that America's voters are becoming more divided. Professor Michael Genovese from Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News to discuss this and more.

First Lady Michelle Obama Campaigning In Southern California
Professor Michael Genovese of Loyola Marymount University appeared on KCAL9 News at 8 a.m. on Saturday to discuss the latest in Campaign 2012.

Will Romney Make The Leap To Capture The Nomination?
Professor Michael Genovese of Loyola Marymount University discusses the latest in Campaign 2012.

KPCC - Presidential Pensions
http://media.scpr.org/audio/upload/2012/03/07/Presidential_pensions.mp3

Campaign 2012: Political Science Professor Offers Insight
Mitt Romney is expected to inch his way just a bit closer to the nomination after Saturday. That's according to LMU Professor of Political Science Michael Genovese.

Talks of Secession
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/8030609-political-expert-weighs-in-on-states-attempt-to-secede-from-union/

Obama’s Second Inauguration
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/8209204-prof-michael-genovese-discusses-historical-significance-of-obamas-2nd-presidential-inauguration/

Academy Awards Discussion/Prediction
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/8472461-will-a-political-film-win-best-picture-at-the-2013-academy-awards/

Discussion of Christie’s Proposal to Curb gun Violence
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/8794337-political-expert-discusses-christies-proposal-to-curb-gun-violence/

Mandela
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/9042785-president-obama-meets-with-relatives-of-nelson-mandela/