Lansford / Brattebo / Watson Leadership and Legacy

The Presidency of Barack Obama
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8188-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues

Applies a variety of scholarly approaches to analyze the long-term impact of President Obama as a leader and policymaker.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lansford, Tom

Brattebo, Douglas M.

Watson, Robert P.

Maugh Funderburk, Casey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Their Place in History
Robert P. Watson

Part I: Executive, Administrative, and Party Leadership

1. The Vice Presidency of Joe Biden
Richard M. Yon, Michael J. Ferro, and Jeremy Hunt

2. The Evolving Political Partnership of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton
Douglas M. Brattebo

3. Barack Obama's Executive Orders
Raymond Frey

4. Obama, Party Leadership, and Domestic Elections
Tom Lansford

5. Michelle Obama's First Ladyship
Elizabeth J. Natalle

Part II: Domestic Policy

6. Obama, Economic Recovery and Macroeconomic Policy
Paul Burton and Joseph J. St. Marie

7. The Affordable Care Act: Obama and the ACA—Innovation by Tradition
Max J. Skidmore

8. Obama and the Supreme Court
Sean J. Savage

9. Obama and Congress
Sean D. Foreman

10. The Obama Administration's Approach to Disaster Response and Recovery
David Harms Holt and Casey Maugh Funderburk

Part III: Foreign and Security Policy

11. Obama and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Robert J. Pauly Jr.

12. The Arab Spring and the Middle East
Wayne F. Lesperance Jr. and John M. Callahan

13. Obama's Leadership in Addressing Climate Change
Wayne Law, Alanna Lecher, Jonathan Smith, and April Watson

14. China, Russia, and U.S. Primacy in World Affairs
William Keeton

Part IV: Conclusion

15. Barack Obama: The Post-Presidency
Michael J. Devine

Appendix A: Grading President Obama

Appendix B: Barack Obama Biography

Appendix C: The Obama Administration

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About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tom Lansford is Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. Douglas M. Brattebo is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the James A. Garfield Center for the Study of the Presidency at Hiram College. Robert P. Watson is Distinguished Professor of American History and Director of Project Civitas at Lynn University. Casey Maugh Funderburk is Vice Provost, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Director of the Speaking and Writing Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast.