judging obama

The presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, is not going to be judged by its symbolic significance and healthcare reform alone. Sociologists, Ho-fung Hung, Fred Block, Alejandro Portes, Beverly J. Silver, and Richard Lachmann assess Obama’s first term f...

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Published in:Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2012-08, Vol.11 (3), p.14-15
Main Author: Hung, Ho-Fung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Obama, Barack
Political behavior
Presidents
Sociology
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Summary:The presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, is not going to be judged by its symbolic significance and healthcare reform alone. Sociologists, Ho-fung Hung, Fred Block, Alejandro Portes, Beverly J. Silver, and Richard Lachmann assess Obama’s first term from the perspectives of green economy, immigration reform, foreign policy, and social movements.
ISSN:1536-5042
1537-6052
DOI:10.1177/1536504212456176