Obama’s Fractured Legacy
The Politics and Policies of an Embattled Presidency
François Vergniolle de Chantal editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:22nd Sep '20
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Featuring a range of experts on the American presidency, this book offers both European and American perspectives on both the successes and failures of President Obama’s tenure in the White House. Focusing primarily on domestic policy, these essays explain why Obama's widely anticipated moment of change did not fully materialise. The Obama presidency navigated partisan and institutional obstacles, but quickly lost its 2008 momentum. These developments illustrate the weakening of the institutional Presidency in a larger context of polarised politics. Many of the fault lines of American society were thus left largely unaddressed, paving the way for the Trump campaign in 2016.
This is a well-researched and well-written assessment of the Obama presidency, and a perceptive analysis of the impact of polarized politics on American government and democracy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- J. R. Hedtke, Cabrini University * CHOICE *
This volume brings together an extraordinary group of scholars who offer powerful insights about the waxing and waning of the American presidency. A bonus is the clear-eyed assessment of the Obama presidency. It is essential reading for those seeking to understand the realities of governing in the US in a highly polarized situation. -- Raymond la Raja, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Joint winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2021 (UK)
ISBN: 9781474454933
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384 pages