Obama's Fractured Legacy: The Politics and Policies of an Embattled Presidency (New Perspectives on the American Presidency)
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12 newly commissioned chapters critically assess the legacy of Obama's presidency in Trump's America Designed at the end of Obama's second term (unlike most books published on the Obama presidency), thus drawing on a complete range of insights on the former president's time in the office Features leading experts on the American presidency and on major issues in the US today, covering both European and American perspectives on the topic Tackles both institutional and political dynamics Rests on a dialogue across politics and history that allows for deep assessment of the achievements of Obama's presidency while simultaneously placing the successes and failures in historical perspective Contributors include Steven Skowronek, Andrew Rudalevige and Sidney Milkis 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. Contributors David Bensman, Rutgers University, USA. Audrey Celestine, University of Lille 3, France. Frederick Douzet, University of Paris 8, France. Aude Gery, Rouen University, France. Michael Kazin, Georgetown University, USA. Donna Kesselman, Universite Paris-Est Creteil, France. Thad Kousser, UC San Diego, USA. Nelson Lichtenstein, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Nicolas Martin-Breteau, University of Lille 3, France. Alix Meyer, Universite de Bourgogne France Comte, France. Sidney Milkis, University of Virginia, USA. Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Elizabeth T. Shermer, Loyola University Chicago, USA. Stephen Skowronek, Yale University, USA. Thomas Sugrue, NYU, USA. Isabelle Vagnoux, Aix Marseille Universite, France. Francois Vergniolle de Chantal, Universite de Paris, France. Jean-Christian Vinel, Universite de Paris, France.
