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1 online resource (241 pages) |
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Front Cover; The Obama Presidency; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: The Setting; 1. Barack Obama: A Reagan of the Left?: Andrew J. Dowdle, Dirk C. van Raemdonck, and Robert Maranto; Obama: Change We Can Regime?; A New Regime?; Or Just a Continuation of the Old?; The Stylistic Ironies of Barack Obama: Deliberative Reform; Overview of the Book; 2. Making Race Go Away: President Obama and the Promise of a Post-racial Society: Wilbur C. Rich; Race, Identity, and the Obama Candidacy; Racial Investment in President Obama |
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Barack Obama as PresidentReal Change and Racial Inclusion; If It Isn't about Race, What Is It?; Conclusion; 3. Presidential Leadership and Public Opinion in an Age of Polarization: Jeffrey E. Cohen and Costas Panagopoulos; Strategies for Presidential Leadership and Obama's Challenge; Obama's Leadership Style: A Mixed Message?; Trends in Public Evaluations of the Obama Presidency; Wither the Obama Coalition?; Obama's Leadership Style and Differential Reaction to His Presidency; Moderate Disillusionment?; Liberal Backlash?; Conclusion; Part Two: Managing the Executive Branch |
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4. The Obama Cabinet: A Team of Rivals or Pragmatic Governance?: Shirley Anne WarshawBuilding the Obama Cabinet; Political Balance in the Cabinet; Geographic Balance in the Cabinet; Gender and Racial Balance in the Cabinet; Political Experience in the Cabinet; Cabinets and Counselors; Team Building: The Merger of Cabinets and Counselors; Cabinet Rank: A Tool to Control the Policy Process; Conclusion; 5. Presidential Appointments in the Obama Administration: An Early Evaluation: David E. Lewis; Putting the Obama Team Together; What Types of People Did Obama Appoint?; Conclusion |
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6. President Barack Obama, Unilateralist: Christopher S. Kelley, Melanie Cook Marlowe, and Ryan J. BarilleauxThe Trend towards Presidential Unilateralism; George W. Bush and Unilateralism; Obama the Unilateralist; Influencing Regulatory Processes; Obama and the Signing Statement; Conclusion; 7. Continuity and Change in White House Communications: President Obama Meets the Press: Martha Joynt Kumar; Presidential Addresses and Remarks; Presidential Press Conferences; Short Question and Answer Sessions; Presidential Interviews; President Obama and the News Media |
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Part Three: Managing Relations with the Other Branches8. No Place for a Community Organizer: Barack Obama's Leadership of Congress: Justin S. Vaughn; Obama's Legislative Style; Conflict between the Branches; Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Life after the 2010 Midterms; 9. Beyond Two Terms: Shaping the Supreme Court and a Legacy: Richard L. Pacelle, Jr.; "An Informal and Limited Alliance"; President Obama and the Imperative for Change; An Obama Court in the Making?; Conclusion; Part Four: Managing Policies; 10. Economic Policymaking during the Great Recession: Ted Gayer; The State of Economics |
| Summary |
This timely volume of notable thinkers on the presidency presents scholarly as well as applied insights on Obama's administration at the half-way point. Assessing the political context of his first two years, the inter-branch relations, and policy developments all provide the necessary grounding for students to make sense of the continuity and change that Barack Obama represents |
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Monetary Policy |
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Print version record |
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Obama, Barack
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Obama, Barack fast |
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Presidents -- United States.
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
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United States
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Electronic book
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Van Raemdonck, Dirk C
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Maranto, Robert
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| ISBN |
9780203831519 |
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0203831519 |
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1280777060 |
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9781280777066 |
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