William Howell

 

William Howell

Associate Professor of Government
 
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Biographical Note:

William Howell is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at Harvard. He has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He is the author of Power without Persuasion: The Politics of Direct Presidential Action, Princeton University Press, 2003; editor of Besieged: School Boards and the Future of Education Politics, Brookings Institution Press, 2005; and author, with Paul Peterson, of The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools, Brookings Institution Press, 2002. He recently completed a book manuscript entitled While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers, which examines how domestic political institutions constrain the president's ability to exercise force abroad. His research has also appeared in numerous professional journals and edited volumes.