The Obama Presidency and the Politics of Change (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election. Contributors assess the character of "change" and, within this context, survey the extent to which there was enduring change within particular policy areas, both domestic and foreign. The authors combine empirical detail with more speculative assessment of the limits and possibilities of change amidst a very dense institutional landscape and in an era of intense political polarization. Some see significant changes, the full consequences of which may only be evident in later years. Other authors in the collection present a markedly different picture and suggest that processes of change were not only limited and partial but at times leading the US in directions far removed from the promises of 2008. The book will make an important contribution to the debates about the Obama legacy.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies of the Americas
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Edward Ashbee • John Dumbrell
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-82247-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	3-319-82247-0
Barcode:	9783319822471

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