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## Examines how Trump’s election as President signals a rollback of the Obama years * Establishes what can be regarded as Obama's legacy, in both domestic and foreign policy * Investigates how far the Trump administration (up to the end of 2019) undoes Obama's legacy * Focuses on meaningful shifts in presidential priorities, policy changes, and the imprint of presidential leadership * Case studies on specific policy areas where presidential ‘undoing’ has had a significant impact or has been thwarted, such as healthcare reform and immigration policy In 2008, in what seemed a seminal moment for the country’s politics, the United States elected an African American as President. Yet, eight years later, the nation put Donald Trump – the very antithesis of his predecessor – in office. This book determines what can legitimately be regarded as the legacy of the Obama presidency and investigates how far the Trump administration has reversed it. The analysis is embedded in a historical context, based on examination and scrutiny of how, and how successfully, presidents in the modern era have overturned the work of their predecessor when they have attempted to do so. The authors focus on meani

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Author

Clodagh Harrington; Alex Waddan

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474447027

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Social Science