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Additional authors

1. Peele, Gillian, 1949-

Description

1. xviii, 314 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 24 cm

Summary

1. Assessing the state of American politics in the Obama administration, this text looks both at the institutional framework of government and at the policy dilemmas facing the United States today.

Alternative title

1. Developments in American politics six
2. American politics 6
3. American politics six

Subject

1. United States
2. Einwanderungspolitik
3. Politics and government
4. Wirtschaftspolitik
5. Interessenverband
6. Politisches System
7. United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017
8. Außenpolitik
9. Amtsperiode
10. Sozialpolitik
11. Representative government and representation > United States
12. 2001-2017
13. Föderalismus
14. Wahlkampf
15. United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009
16. Minderheit

Contents

1. Introduction : The legacy of the Bush years / Gillian Peele [and others] -- A new political agenda? / Gillian Peele -- The electoral system and the lessons of 2008 / Bruce E. Cain -- Political parties and the new partisanship / Alan Ware -- Interest groups / Dorie E. Apollonio -- The media / Jonathan Parker -- The presidency / Jon Roper -- Congress / Thomas Mann -- The Supreme Court / Paul Martin -- American federalism in the twenty-first century / Tim Conlan -- Environmental politics and policy / Christopher J. Bailey -- The American economy in crisis / George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie -- American social policy : the possibilities for reform / B. Guy Peters -- American foreign policy in the 2010s / Timothy Lynch -- The American Constitution at the end of the Bush presidency / Louis Fisher -- American immigration policy and politics : an enduring controversy / James F. Hollifield.

Call number

1. JFE 18-5924

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-306) and index.

Title

1. Developments in American politics 6 / edited by Gillian Peele [and others].

Imprint

1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-306) and index.

Chronological term

1. 2001-2017

Added author

1. Peele, Gillian, 1949-

Other form:

1. Online version: Developments in American politics 6. Houndmills, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 (OCoLC)746582169

LCCN

1. 2010513385

ISBN

1. 9780230576827 (hbk.)
2. 0230576826 (hbk.)
3. 0230576834 (pbk.)
4. 9780230576834 (pbk.)

Research call number

1. JFE 18-5924