Category: US Power and Politics

  • “Leadership Lessons from Presidential Politics and International Conflict: A Comparative Analysis”

    PowerPoint slides accompany the summary. The slides should be your presentation of the readings you are summarizing—feel free to include images, political cartoons, and whatever else you believe is applicable and makes for a good presentation. For each article, use two slides and analyze each text.
    One text is David Gergen’s Lessons of Presidential Leadership. It’s in the file
    2nd text is “Jeffrey, “Pfeffer power face it you need it” (Washington Post). You need to 
    search for it.
    3rd text is “Leadership at War: How Putin and Zelensky Have Defined the Ukrainian Conflict” at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-03-29/leadership-war

  • “Leadership Lessons: A Critical Evaluation of Presidential Leadership, Power Dynamics, and Conflict Management” Slide 1: Title: Lessons of Presidential Leadership Author: David Gergen – David Gergen is a professor of public service and director

    Read until the end. It’s essential.
    PowerPoint slides accompany the summary. The slides should be your presentation of the readings you are summarizing—feel free to include images, political cartoons, and whatever else you believe is applicable and makes for a good presentation. For each article, use two slides and analyze each text.
    One text is David Gergen’s Lessons of Presidential Leadership. It’s in the file
    2nd text is “Jeffrey, “Pfeffer power face it you need it” (Washington Post). You need to 
    search for it.
    3rd text is “Leadership at War: How Putin and Zelensky Have Defined the Ukrainian Conflict” at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-03-29/leadership-war
    Also, you have to summarize the main arguments in the readings assigned for your topic and provide 
    your own opinion/critical evaluation of these arguments. The summary should be 4 pages long in Google Docs and cover ALL the readings assigned for the chosen topic. Your opinion should be about 1-2 paragraphs at the end of the summary.
    You must: 
    a) Do well in understanding the readings and the main arguments in them
    b) have summarized the main points
    c) included some evidence/examples to support or oppose these main arguments
    d) expressed your own opinion on the topic or any of the most important arguments in it