Bibliograph

Achievements and Legacy of the Obama Presidency, "Hope and Change?", edited by Michael Grossman, Ronald Eric Matthews, Francis Schortgen

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Achievements and Legacy of the Obama Presidency, "Hope and Change?", edited by Michael Grossman, Ronald Eric Matthews, Francis Schortgen

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Achievements and Legacy of the Obama Presidency

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1293772860

Responsibility statement

edited by Michael Grossman, Ronald Eric Matthews, Francis Schortgen

Series statement

The Evolving American PresidencySpringer eBooks.

Sub title

"Hope and Change?"

Summary

This book provides a broad analysis of the legacy of the Obama presidency, representing multiple perspectives across the partisan and disciplinary divides. The chapters in this book are grouped into three major legacy categories: domestic policy, foreign policy, and rhetoric. Domestically, the contributors examine the "Obama coalition" and its staying power in the age of Trump, President Obama's legacy regarding the use of executive power, his impact on intergovernmental relations, and his impact on the welfare state and education. On the foreign policy front, the central focus is on whether Obama was in fact much different from his predecessor, what impact he had on the Middle East and Afghanistan, and whether his pivot to Asia yielded the hoped-for results. The contributions in this book also aim to (re-)assess the Obama legacy in light of the subsequent efforts by his successor to undo many of the policies embraced and implemented during the Obama years. Michael Grossman is Professor of political science and international studies at the University of Mount Union, USA. Ronald Eric Matthews is Assistant Professor of political science at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, USA. Francis Schortgen is Professor of political science and international studies as well as business at the University of Mount Union, USA.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The Obama Presidency from Hope and Change to Missed Opportunities -- Part 1: Domestic Policy and the Legacy of the Obama Presidency -- Chapter 1: Almost, Maybe, Kinda, Transformational: Barack Obama -- Chapter 2: How Obama Set the Stage for Trump's Unilateralism -- Chapter 3: Barack Obama, Intergovernmental Relations, and Economic Policy: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue -- Chapter 4: Obligations to Act: The Rhetorical Legacy of the Rescues of the Domestic Auto Industry -- Chapter 5: The Politics of the New American Welfare State and the Obama Legacy -- Chapter 6: Obama's Education Policy: Moral Thicket or Ticket? -- Part II: The Rhetorical Legacy of the Obama Presidency -- Chapter 7: The Obama Narrative -- Chapter 8: A Lighthouse and a Crossroads: The Rhetorical Strategy of President Barack Obama -- Part III: Foreign Policy and the Legacy of the Obama Presidency -- Chapter 9: From the Audacity of Hope to "Small Ball": How Obama's Retrenchment and Caution Contributed to Trump's Rise -- Chapter 10: President Barack Obama's Counterterrorism Strategy in Afghanistan: Transformational and Transitional -- Chapter 11: The Perils of Retrenchment: The Obama Administration's Middle East Policies -- Chapter 12: Obama and the Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific -- Conclusion: The Obama Presidency: Expectations, Achievements and Missed Opportunities

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