Recent Publications
Dr. Preston has authored several books and numerous articles. Below is a representative sampling of recent publications:
Thomas Preston. From Lambs to Lions: Future Security Relationships in a World of Biological and Nuclear Weapons. Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.
Stephen Benedict Dyson and Thomas Preston. “Individual Characteristics of Leaders and the Use of Analogy in Foreign Policy Decision Making.” Political Psychology, pp.265-288, Vol. 27, No.2, April 2006.
Martha Cottam, Beth Dietz-Uhler, Elena M. Mastors, and Thomas Preston. Introduction to Political Psychology. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2004.
Thomas Preston and Margaret G. Hermann. “Presidential Leadership Style and the Foreign Policy Advisory Process.” In Eugene R. Wittkopf and James M. McCormick, eds., The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence, pp.363-380. Fourth Edition. New York: Roman & Littlefield, 2004.
Thomas Preston. The President and His Inner Circle: Leadership Style and the Advisory Process in Foreign Affairs. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
Tanyel Taysi and Thomas Preston. “The Personality and Leadership Style of President Khatami: Implications for the Future of Iranian Political Reform.” In Ofer Feldman and Linda O. Valenty (eds.), Profiling Political Leaders: A Cross-Cultural Studies of Personality and Behavior, pp.57-77. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2001.
Margaret G. Hermann, Thomas Preston, Baghat Korany, and Timothy M. Shaw. “Who Leads Matters: The Effects of Powerful Individuals.” Leaders, Groups, and Coalitions: Understanding the People and Processes in Foreign Policymaking. Boston: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, pp.83-131. Also appears as a Special Issue of the International Studies Review (Fall 2001) as part of ISA Millennial Series.
Thomas Preston. “The President’s Inner Circle: Leadership and Advisory Processes in Foreign Policymaking.” In Robert Shapiro, Martha Kumar, and Larry Jacobs (eds.), Presidential Power: Forging the Presidency for the 21st Century, Chapter 7, pp.105-155. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
Thomas Preston. “ ‘Securing Tomorrow’: A Simulation of the U.S. National Security Policy Process.” In Jeff Lantis, Lynn Kuzma, and John Boehrer (eds.), The New International Studies Classroom: Active Teaching, Active Learning, pp.111-128. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.
Margaret G. Hermann and Thomas Preston. “Presidents, Leadership Style, and the Advisory Process.” In Gene Wittkopf and James McCormick (eds.), Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy, pp.351-368, Third Edition, New York: Rowman & Littlefield Press, 1999.
Thomas Preston and Paul ‘t Hart. “Understanding and Evaluating Bureaucratic Politics: The Nexus Between Political Leaders and Advisory Systems.” Political Psychology, pp.49-98., Vol.20, No.1, March 1999.
Thomas Preston. “‘From Lambs to Lions’: Nuclear Proliferation’s Grand Reshuffling of Interstate Security Relationships.” Cooperation and Conflict: Nordic Journal of International Studies, Vol.32 (1), pp.79-117, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden, Sage Publications, March 1997.
Thomas Preston. "Following the Leader: The Impact of U.S. Presidential Style Upon Advisory Group Dynamics, Structure, and Decision." In Bengst Sundelius, Paul 't Hart, & Eric Stern (eds.), Beyond Groupthink: Group Decision Making in Foreign Policy, pp.191-248, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997.
Thomas Preston and Martha Cottam. “Simulating U.S. Foreign Policy Crises: Uses and Limits in Education and Training.” Special Issue on Crisis Management Competencies: the Role of Simulations, The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, pp.224-230, December 1997.
Martha Cottam and Thomas Preston. “An Overview of the Value and Use of Simulations in the Academic, Business, and Policy Communities.” Special Issue on Crisis Management Competencies: the Role of Simulations, The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, pp.195-197, December 1997.
Margaret G. Hermann and Thomas Preston. "Presidents, Advisers, and Foreign Policy: The Effect of Leadership Style on Executive Arrangements." Special Issue of Political Psychology Honoring Alexander George, Vol.15, No.1, pp.75-96, March 1994.
Margaret G. Hermann and Thomas Preston. "Presidents and Their Advisers: Leadership Style, Advisory Systems, and Foreign Policy Making." In Gene Wittkopf (ed.), Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy, pp.340-356, Second Edition, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
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