The Obama presidency and the politics of change. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edward Ashbee, John Dumbrell, editors.
• Editors: Ashbee, Edward; Dumbrell, John, 1950-
• Contents: Introduction : The politics of change / Edward and John Dumbrell -- Obama's electoral record : the emerging Democratic majority? / Philip J. Davies -- The Obama White House and Congress / J David Morgan -- The US Supreme Court in the Obama years / Helen J. Knowles, Steven B. Lichtman, and Brandon T. Metroka -- Continuity and change : immigration worksite enforcement in the Bush and Obama administrations / Camille Marienbach and Andrew Wroe -- Macroeconomic policy and processes of neoliberalization during the Obama years / Edward Ashbee -- Racially polarised partisanship and the Obama presidency / Richard Johnson -- Offers and throffers : education policy under Obama / Ursula Hackett -- Healthy hunger-free kids? The US school lunch revolution / Clodagh Harrington -- Obama and the environment / John C. Berg -- A new "war on poverty"? A story of policy success, frustration and restraint / Alex Waddan -- Barack Obama and the return of 'declinism' : rebalancing American foreign policy in an era of multipolarity / Andrew Moran -- Obama and Iran : explaining policy change / Steven Hurst -- "Here, we see the future" : the Obama administration's pivot to Asia / Niels Bjerre-Poulsen -- Afterword : the American Politics Group (Political Studies Association, UK) / Dean McSweeney.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320; Political science; Elections; Comparative politics; Democracy; World politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; Economic history; Politics and government; Social conditions; Political Science -- Government -- General; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- History & Theory; History -- United States -- General; Politics & government; Comparative politics; Political structures: democracy; Political science & theory; History of the Americas; Elections & referenda; United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-; United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319410333; 3319410334
• Related ISBNs: 9783319410326; 3319410326
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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