William Howell
- Professor in American Politics, University of Chicago
William Howell is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the director of the Center for Effective Government. He has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He currently is working on research projects on President Barack Obama’s education initiatives, distributive politics, and the normative foundations of executive power. He is the author, most recently, of Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy, with Terry M. Moe. Howell received his doctorate from Stanford University.
Events
Toward a More Responsible and Effective Presidency (Day One)
William Antholis, Don Baer, Peter Baker, Laura Barrón-López, Bob Bauer, Joshua Bolten, Meena Bose, Valerie Smith Boyd, Robert Bruner, Stephen Burns , and more
Leading scholars, journalists, and key practitioners, drawn from both Republican and Democratic administrations, diagnose the problem with the American presidency on day one of this two-day discussion.
Toward a More Responsible and Effective Presidency (Day Two)
William Antholis, Don Baer, Peter Baker, Laura Barrón-López, Bob Bauer, Joshua Bolten, Meena Bose, Valerie Smith Boyd, Robert Bruner, Stephen Burns , and more
Leading scholars, journalists, and key practitioners, drawn from both Republican and Democratic administrations, focus on how to fix problems with the American presidency on day two of this two-day discussion.