Leadership Studies



Fall 2019 with Change 2 – Katko visitLeadership Studies/Political Science 293: Leadership and Political Change Tuesday/Thursday 11:20pm – 12:35pmInstructor: Former U.S. REP Chris Gibson, Ph.D. TA: Ben Beiers ‘20 202 Schapiro Hall, office hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:30 - 4:30pm.Course Description: This seminar course will examine the foundations of effective political leadership. It will balance theory and practice, case studies and student exploration to better understand how political change is achieved in a representative democracy. In the process, students learn how they can be agents of change as future leaders in America. The course begins with a framework to evaluate leadership, transitions to examining the importance of vision in inspiring political change, then explores the communicative strategies and mobilization techniques required to realize political change. The course concludes with students preparing their own action plan to implement political change for an issue area they are passionate about. This course will cover presidential, congressional and military leadership and include prominent guest speakers in American politics. Required Materials: Leadership and Political Change – Course Reader, Volumes I and II. Course Requirements:-Class Participation 34%: you will be assessed based on your preparation for class and the quality of your seminar contributions, including your performance analyzing the readings and responding to discussion questions. This will include a formal grade for lessons 1-13 (17%) and a formal grade for lessons 14-25 (17%). Each student will have a formal counseling session mid-way through the course to review performance and identify strategies to improve going forward. I expect you to attend each class, come prepared having done the readings and contemplated the discussion questions, stay focused during the session, and contribute meaningfully to the seminar dialogue. Periodic quizzes will be used to assess class preparation. These will be based on the readings and be open notes (not open book). -1st Analytical Essay 33%: This requirement will be due lesson 11 (October 10th). In this essay (3500 words), students will write about the American political leader who has most inspired them in their life to date, expounding upon the reasons for this choice. In that analysis, students will draw on learning points from the readings and class discussions to support their arguments (e.g. MacGregor Burns on transformational leadership, Brooks on character, Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence, traits and attributes of effective leaders found in the Army Senior Leader Manual, and examples from our case studies in section one). The point of the requirement is for students to reflect on effective leadership attributes, traits, skills, and qualities through identifying a role model so that they begin to develop/refine their own leadership style. The essay prompt will be distributed at the end of lesson 5 and I will provide an example of a superior essay completed by a previous student. -2rd Analytical Essay 33%: This requirement will be due at high noon, 12 December. It will be an essay (3500 words) where students will provide an action plan to implement political change in an issue area of their choosing. In that action plan, you will define a political problem, identify and assess leaders to enlist in the cause, provide a vision for change, and then identify a mobilization and communications strategy to maximize the chances of success. As with the first requirement, a detailed prompt and example will be provided during lesson 20.Course OutlineSection One: Evaluating LeadershipLesson 1 (5 September) Leadership and Political Change: Course Overview Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: Course Syllabus and Chris Gibson, Rally Point, chapter 2. Lesson 2 (10 September) Transformational Leadership Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: James MacGregor Burns. Leadership (1978), Chapter 1. Lesson 3 (12 September) Emotional IntelligenceReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: selected passages from Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence. Students will also take the Myers-Briggs personality test at this link: . Lesson 4 (17 September) Leadership and CharacterReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: David Brooks, The Road to Character, Introduction, Chapters 1 and 10. Lesson 5 (19 September) Military Leadership Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: Army Senior Leadership Manual, Chapters 1 and 11, the US Army Ranger Creed, and Chris Gibson, “Battlefield Victories and Strategic Success: The Path Forward in Iraq.” Lesson 6 (24 September) Case Study in Presidential Leadership: FDR Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: FDR’s First inaugural address, FDR’s “Four Freedoms Speech,” FDR’s address to Congress, 8 December 1941, FDR’s address to Congress following Yalta Conference, Stephen Skowronek, “Presidential Leadership in Political Time,” and various charts that display data from FDR’s tenure.Lesson 7 (26 September) Case Study in Presidential Leadership: Reagan Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Reagan’s First Inaugural address, Reagan’s address to the nation about Christmas and situation in Poland, 1981, Reagan’s address to the nation on defense and national security, March 1983, Reagan’s address to the nation on the eve of the US-USSR summit, November 1985, Reagan’s address at the Berlin Wall, June 1987, Reagan’s farewell address, January 1989. Various charts that display data from Reagan’s tenure. Elliot Brownlee, “Revisiting the Reagan Revolution.”Lesson 8 (1 October) Case Study in Congressional Leadership/Focus on Politics: Earning trust and support and translating that into political influence – part IReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: Richard Fenno, Home Style, selected passages and Tip O’Neill, All Politics is Local, selected passages. Lesson 9 (3 October): Case Study in Congressional Leadership/Focus on Politics: Earning trust and support and translating that into political influence – part II (Guest Speaker Congressman Dan Lipinski, D-IL)Readings: spend time perusing Congressman Lipinski’s website: and read his recent opinion piece . Lesson 10 (8 October): Case Study in Congressional Leadership/Focus on Policy: Enacting significant reform in the face of executive branch opposition Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader James Locher, Victory on the Potomac, selected passages. Section Two: “Vision” and Political ChangeLesson 11 (10 October) The Progressive Vision (Historical Roots)1st Analytical Essay Requirement due at the beginning of classReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Richard Hofstadter, Age of Reform, selected passages. Lesson 12 (17 October) The Progressive Vision (Contemporary) Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Senator Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution, selected passages. Senator Bernie Sanders, “Fight for our Progressive Vision,” Huffington Post, Emma Roller, “Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism, The Atlantic, July 18, 2014. February 28, 2015. Charli Carpenter, “Bernie Sanders on Foreign Policy.” Lesson 13 (22 October) The Conservative Vision (Historical Roots)Readings: Clinton Rossiter, Conservatism in America, Foreward and Chapter 1. Lesson 14 (24 October) The Conservative Vision (Contemporary) Readings: Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Paul Ryan, The Way Forward, Preface, Chapters 1 and 6. Lesson 15 (29 October) President Trump and “America First” (In-Class Debate)Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: Donald J. Trump, “Campaign Kick-off Address” and “Inaugural Address,” Walter Russell Mead, “The Jacksonian Tradition,” review Stephen Skowronek, “Presidential Leadership in Political Time,” Michael Wolff, “Ringside with Steve Bannon at Trump Tower as President-Elect’s Strategist Plots ‘An Entirely New Political Movement,’” The Hollywood Reporter, November 18, 2016. Keith Whittington, “Reconstructing American Politics,” Reason, March 2, 2019. Stephen Skowronek, “Is Trump the Great Disrupter? Probably Not.” Washington Post, April 24, 2017. Section Three: Mobilization Techniques/Communicative Strategies and Political Change Lesson 16 (31 October) The US Civil Rights Movement (after initial class discussion, we will watch the first half of the movie “Selma”)Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” and “I Have a Dream.” Lesson 17 (5 November) The US Civil Rights Movement (we will watch the second half of movie “Selma” and then continue class discussion)Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader John Lewis with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, March Trilogy selected passages. Lesson 18 (7 November) The US Civil Rights Movement Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Lesson 19 (12 November) The “Contract with America” and the Election of 1994Readings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader “The Contract for America,” NY Times article covering the 1994 election, and Jeffrey B. Gayner, “The Contract With America: Implementing New Ideas In The US.” GOP blueprint for the 115th Congress, “A Better Way.” Lesson 20 (14 November) Evolutionary Change and Leading in a Time of Divided Government: President EisenhowerReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Fred Greenstein, The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader, chapters 1 and 6. Both inaugural addresses and the farewell address by President Eisenhower. Section Four: Leadership and Political Change – ApplicationLesson 21 (19 November) Evolutionary Change and Leading in a Time of Divided Government: Case Study in Political Change – Lyme legislation included in 21st Century Cures ActFrom the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader Lugar Policy Center Bipartisan Index. USA Today editorial, “38 Members of Congress Find Courage to do the Right Thing,” April 2, 2012. Summary of Lyme Bill. John Ferro, “Lyme Bill: How patients’ voices were nearly silenced.” Poughkeepsie Journal, December 18, 2016. Visit “No Labels” website . Lesson 22 (21 November) John Kingdon – A final Theory on political changeReadings: From the Leadership and Political Change Course Reader John Kingdon, Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies, Chapters 1 and 9. Lesson 23 (26 November) Guest Speaker: Steven Olikara, Millennial Action Program Readings: Visit Millennial Action Project website: 24 (3 December) Guest Speaker: Congressman John Katko (R-NY) Readings: Visit Congressman Katko’s website: Lesson 25 (5 December) Course Wrap-Up and Course Critique 2nd Analytical Essay due: High Noon, 12 December ................
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