Description
In the latest volume in this classic series, Rockman, Rudalevige, and Campbell once again bring together top-notch scholars, this time to take a comprehensive look at the first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Assessing Obama’s political strategy, as well as his administration’s successes and setbacks, chapter authors critically examine a presidency marked by continued partisanship, major policy battles, and continued global turmoil.
Table of Contents
Preface and Overview - Bert A. Rockman and 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 IIssue 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, Colin Campbell and Eric N. Waltenburg
