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 Obamaâ 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.
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 Obamaâ 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.
François Vergniolle de Chantal is Professor of American Politics and Government at Université de Paris. He is the author and editor of several books on the US presidency in both French and English. He is the author of L'impossible présidence impériale: Le contrôle législatif aux États-Unis (CNRS Éditions Paris, 2016). His research focuses on US political institutions, American Congress, and ideologies and political thought.
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Introduction: Obama and the Exhaustion of Progressive Presidentialism François Vergniolle de Chantal and Jean-Christian Vinel Part I: Institutions 1. Reflections on Obama's Leadership and the Prospects for Political Change in 21st Century America Steven Skowronek 2. The Obama Administrative Presidency. Finding New Meanings in Old Laws Andrew Rudalevige 3. Congressional Gridlock Reconsidered. The Emergence of a 'Conducive Coalition'? Alix Meyer 4. Obama's Legacy for Federalism Thad Kousser Part II: Policies 5. Obama and the Never-ending Struggle for Immigration Reform Isabelle Vagnoux 6. War and Peace in Cyberspace Frédérick Douzet and Aude Géry 7. Barack Obama's Urban Policy Thomas Sugrue 8. From Clinton to Obama. The Politics and Political Economy of Health Insurance Reform Nelson Lichtenstein Part III: Movement Politics 9. Criticize and Thrive. The American Left in the Obama Years Michael Kazin 10. Black Lives Matter: Mobilizing Against Structural Racism in the Age of Obama Audrey Célestine and Nicolas Martin Breteau 11. The Obama Administration's Labor and Employment Legacy David Bensman and Donna Kesselman 12. A 21st Century New 'New Deal'? Historical Perspectives for the Hopes and Reality of Obama's Presidency Elizabeth T. Shermer 13. Coda - Obama's Fractured Legacy Sidney Milkis Bibliography, Index
Introduction: Obama and the Exhaustion of Progressive Presidentialism François Vergniolle de Chantal and Jean-Christian Vinel Part I: Institutions 1. Reflections on Obama's Leadership and the Prospects for Political Change in 21st Century America Steven Skowronek 2. The Obama Administrative Presidency. Finding New Meanings in Old Laws Andrew Rudalevige 3. Congressional Gridlock Reconsidered. The Emergence of a 'Conducive Coalition'? Alix Meyer 4. Obama's Legacy for Federalism Thad Kousser Part II: Policies 5. Obama and the Never-ending Struggle for Immigration Reform Isabelle Vagnoux 6. War and Peace in Cyberspace Frédérick Douzet and Aude Géry 7. Barack Obama's Urban Policy Thomas Sugrue 8. From Clinton to Obama. The Politics and Political Economy of Health Insurance Reform Nelson Lichtenstein Part III: Movement Politics 9. Criticize and Thrive. The American Left in the Obama Years Michael Kazin 10. Black Lives Matter: Mobilizing Against Structural Racism in the Age of Obama Audrey Célestine and Nicolas Martin Breteau 11. The Obama Administration's Labor and Employment Legacy David Bensman and Donna Kesselman 12. A 21st Century New 'New Deal'? Historical Perspectives for the Hopes and Reality of Obama's Presidency Elizabeth T. Shermer 13. Coda - Obama's Fractured Legacy Sidney Milkis Bibliography, Index
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