Race and the Obama Administration - by Andra Gillespie (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Did African Americans benefit from the election of Barack Obama? This book explores Obama's successes and failures on race policies by comparing his record to those of previous presidents, and explains why black support of Obama remained strong throughout his presidency.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The election of Barack Obama was a milestone in US history, with tremendous symbolic importance for the black community. But was this symbolism backed up by substance? Did ordinary black people really benefit under the first black president? This is the question that Andra Gillespie sets out to answer in <i>Race and the Obama Administration</i>. Using a variety of methodological techniques--from content analysis of executive orders to comparisons of key indicators such as homeownership and employment rates under Clinton, Bush and Obama--she charts the progress of black causes over the last three decades, and provides valuable perspective on the limitations of presidential power in addressing issues of racial inequality. She also uses public opinion data to investigate the purported disconnect between Obama's performance and his consistently high ratings among black voters, asking how far the symbolic power of the first black family in the White House has been able to compensate for the compromises of political office. Scholarly but accessible, <i>Race and the Obama Administration </i>will be of interest to students and lecturers in US politics and race studies, as well as to general readers who want to better understand the situation of the black community in the US today and the prospects for its improvement.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br><strong>Andra Gillespie</strong> is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Emory University<br>
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