Description
In hindsight, it is increasingly possible to understand whether and how Obama's legacy matched his rhetoric as well as to evaluate from various angles what his presidency accomplished and what this has meant for US politics, public policy, and civic life going forward. In The Obama Legacy some of the leading observers and scholars of US politics take up this challenge. In twelve essays these writers examine Obama's choices, operating style, and opportunities taken and missed as well as the institutional and political constraints on the president's policy agenda. What were Obama's personal characteristics as a leader? What were the policy aspirations, output, and strategy of his presidency? What was his role as a political and public leader to the various constituencies needed to generate presidential power? And how did his presidency interact with other political forces?
Addressing these questions and others, the authors analyze Obama's preferences, tactics, successes, and shortcomings with an eye toward balancing the personal and institutional factors that underlie each-all the while considering how resilient or fragile Obama's legacy will be in the face of the Trump administration's eager efforts to dismantle it.
About the Author
Bert A. Rockman is professor emeritus of political science at Purdue University and visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of, among numerous volumes, The Leadership Question, recipient of the Richard E. Neustadt Award.
Andrew Rudalevige is Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College. His many books include The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate.
Book Information
ISBN 9780700627905
Author Bert A. Rockman
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint University Press of Kansas
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Weight(grams) 495g