"This edited volume brings together some of the leading students of American politics to assess the presidency and legacy of Barack Obama. Twelve chapters range from the political and partisan contexts of the Obama administration to how the president dealt with the other branches of government to the domestic and foreign policies he pursued. Additional essays assess the first African-American president's legacy on racial issues and his leadership style. Throughout, the authors analyze Obama's preferences, tactics, successes, and shortcomings with an eye toward balancing the personal and institutional factors that underlay each--and while noting how resilient or fragile Obama's legacy will be in the face of the Trump Administration's eager efforts to dismantle it"-- Provided by publisher.

Obama's "Long Sweep" and the fragility of legacy /Andrew Rudalevige, Bert A. Rockman -- Hope, change, or neither? Reassessing Obama's leadership of public opinion / Brandon Rottinghaus -- Party foul: how Obama made partisan, not party, politics in a polarized environment / Julia R. Azari -- Obama's legacy for race relations / Alvin B. Tillery Jr. -- Obama's Latino legacy: from unknown to never forgotten / Angela Gutierrez, Angela X. Ocampo, and Matt A. Barreto -- Obama and Congress / Molly E. Reynolds -- The President and the executive branch / Sharece Thrower -- Obama and the courts: judicial policy-making as a last resort / David A. Yalof -- Obama's second-term domestic agenda: lessons and legacies / Alyssa Julian and John D. Graham -- Obama and the unilateral presidency: imperial or imperiled? / Andrew Rudalevige -- "Don't Do Stupid Shit": Obama's foreign and national security policy / David Patrick Houghton -- The leadership style and legacy of Obama: comparisons and complexities / Bert A. Rockman.