Crisis Leadership of the Bush Presidency: Advisory Capacity and Presidential Performance in the Acute Stages of the 9/11 and Katrina Crises

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-493

  ‘T Hart, Paul ^a   Tindall, Karen ^a   Brown, Christer ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

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EID: 85050783505     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2009.03687.x     Document Type: Article

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