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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791047603321

Titolo

The Obama presidency [[electronic resource] ] : appraisals and prospects / / editors, Bert A. Rockman, Andrew Rudalevige, Colin Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : CQ Press, c2012

ISBN

1-5443-5022-8

1-4833-4958-6

1-4833-0162-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 356 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

RockmanBert A

RudalevigeAndrew <1968->

CampbellColin <1943 June 10->

Disciplina

973.932092

Soggetti

United States Politics and government 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : a counterfactual presidency / Bert A. Rockman, Andrew Rudalevige -- "Change we can believe in" meets reality / Joel D. Aberbach -- Strategic assessments : evaluating opportunities and strategies in the Obama presidency / George C. Edwards III -- Political forces on the Obama presidency : from election '08 to governing / James E. Campbell -- Public opinion and the presidency : the Obama and anti-Obama coalitions / Gary C. Jacobson -- Obama and the public presidency : what got you here won't get you there / Diane J. Heith -- The privileges of access : interest groups and the White House / Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Rivals, or a team? : staff and issue management in the Obama administration / Andrew Rudalevige -- Obama and the 111th Congress : doing big things / Barbara Sinclair -- Obama and the law : judicial restraint at the crossroads / David A. Yalof -- Ambition, necessity, and polarization in the Obama domestic agenda / Christopher H. Foreman, Jr -- Continuity and change in Obama's foreign policy / Robert Singh -- Economic crisis and political change : a new new deal? / M. Stephen Weatherford -- Concluding thoughts : president, person, and system / Bert A. Rockman, Eric N. Waltenburg,



Colin Campbell.

Sommario/riassunto

With contributions from leading names in the field, this text takes a close look at Obama's presidency and considers issues such as his political strategy and the progress of his administration.