Obama Presidency Appraisals and Prospects

Name: Obama Presidency Appraisals and Prospects
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ISBN: 9781608716852

ISBN-10: 1608716856

ISBN-13: 9781608716852

Edition: 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Bert A. Rockman, Andrew Rudalevige, Colin Campbell

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In the latest volume in this classic series, Rockman, Rudalevige, and Campbell once again bring together top-notch scholars, this time to take a comprehensive look at the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. Assessing Obama's political strategy, as well as his administration's successes and setbacks, chapter authors critically examine a presidency marked by continued partisanship, major policy battles, and continued global turmoil.

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: CQ Press
Publication date: 7/26/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: A Counterfactual Presidency




"Change We Can Believe In" Meets Reality




Strategic Assessments: Evaluating Opportunities and Strategies in the Obama Presidency




Political Forces on the Obama Presidency: From Elections to Governing




Polarization, Public Opinion, and the Presidency: The Obama and Anti-Obama Coalitions




Obama and the Public Presidency: What Got You Here Won't Get You There




The Privileges of Access: Interest Groups and the White House




Rivals, or a Team? Staffing and Issue Management in the Obama Administration




Doing Big Things: Obama and the 111th Congress




Obama and the Law: Judicial Restraint at the Crossroads




Ambition, Necessity, and Polarization in the Obama Domestic Agenda




Continuity and Change in Obama's Foreign Policy




Economic Crisis and Political Change: A New New Deal?




Presidential Style and the Obama Presidency



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