Obama's Fractured Legacy: The Politics and Policies of an Embattled Presidency

ISBN-13: 9781474454940 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Francois Vergniolle De Chantal

Spis treści

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.