Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term

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  • Christiane Lemke

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  • New York University (NYU)
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Titel in ÜbersetzungNeuanfang in den USA? Politische Entscheidungsalternativen und Dilemmata in der zweiten Amtszeit Obamas
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)101-116
Seitenumfang16
FachzeitschriftZeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Jahrgang7
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Juli 2013
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

This essay explores the political discourse and the institutional context at the start of President Obama’s second term. Given the current institutional fragmentation and highly divisive political discourse the question is: will President Obama be more successful in implementing reforms in his second term than he was in his first term in office? With the economy slowly recovering, the political space for policy choices in the second Obama term is widening, but, as the following analysis shows, choices are complex and—against the backdrop of a highly fragmented political system—at times paradoxical. Policy fields examined include economic policies and the fiscal cliff, immigration reform, climate change policy and the discourse on civil rights. The deep rift between Republicans and Democrats makes compromising more difficult, if not unlikely.

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Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term. / Lemke, Christiane.
in: Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Jahrgang 7, Nr. 2, 01.07.2013, S. 101-116.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Lemke, C 2013, 'Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term', Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Jg. 7, Nr. 2, S. 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12286-013-0149-6
Lemke, C. (2013). Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term. Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 7(2), 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12286-013-0149-6
Lemke C. Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term. Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 2013 Jul 1;7(2):101-116. doi: 10.1007/s12286-013-0149-6
Lemke, Christiane. / Reshaping America? Policy choices and policy dilemmas in the second Obama term. in: Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 2013 ; Jahrgang 7, Nr. 2. S. 101-116.
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