Overview
- Examines a broad array of policies and impacts of the Obama administration
- Takes a multimethodological approach with scholars from multiple disciplines, including political science
- Considers whether the Obama presidency laid effective groundwork for future administrations
Part of the book series: The Evolving American Presidency (EAP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Domestic Policy and the Legacy of the Obama Presidency
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The Rhetorical Legacy of the Obama Presidency
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Foreign Policy and the Legacy of the Obama Presidency
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Conclusion
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About this book
This book provides a broad analysis of the legacy of the Obama presidency, representing multiple perspectives across the partisan and disciplinary divides. The chapters in this book are grouped into three major legacy categories: domestic policy, foreign policy, and rhetoric. Domestically, the contributors examine the “Obama coalition” and its staying power in the age of Trump, President Obama's legacy regarding the use of executive power, his impact on intergovernmental relations, and his impact on the welfare state and education. On the foreign policy front, the central focus is on whether Obama was in fact much different from his predecessor, what impact he had on the Middle East and Afghanistan, and whether his pivot to Asia yielded the hoped-for results. The contributions in this book also aim to (re-)assess the Obama legacy in light of the subsequent efforts by his successor to undo many of the policies embraced and implemented during the Obama years.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michael Grossman is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Mount Union, USA.
Ronald Eric Matthews is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, USA.
Francis Schortgen is Professor of Political Science and International Studies as well as Business at the University of Mount Union, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Achievements and Legacy of the Obama Presidency
Book Subtitle: “Hope and Change?”
Editors: Michael Grossman, Ronald Eric Matthews, Francis Schortgen
Series Title: The Evolving American Presidency
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89529-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89528-0Published: 23 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89531-0Published: 24 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-89529-7Published: 22 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2945-6150
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6169
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 193
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Leadership, Political Science, Public Policy, Political Communication