The World Views of the Obama Era (eBook)

From Hope to Disillusionment

Matthias Maass (Herausgeber)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2018
XV, 347 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-61076-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents selected non-US views of the Barack Obama administration. Each chapter investigates eight years of the Obama presidency from a different national perspective. By bringing together fourteen country studies from all regions of the world, this volume offers an accumulative global view of the Obama White House's foreign policies and bilateral affairs. It provides an outside perspective on a presidency that was initially greeted with much enthusiasm world-wide, but seemed to fall out of favor over time in most countries. The overwhelming hope that was associated with the election of Obama in 2008 turned to disillusionment world-wide; the changes in US external affairs he promised were only partially fulfilled and the world was reminded that America's place and role in the world would not change dramatically, not even under the inspirational Obama.

Matthias Maass is Associate Professor of International Relations at Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul/Korea. He is the author of a monograph on small state survival, and editor of multi-author volumes. He has published in a variety of academic journals worldwide. His current research foci are, in addition to the US and its external affairs, the small state and Northeast Asian security.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: From Obamania to DisillusionmentMatthias Maass, Yonsei University, Korea2. Indirect Dialogues: Brazilian Perceptions of the Barack Obama Administration (2009-2016)Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama, Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil3. The American “Pivot to Asia” vs. the “Rise of China:” The Chinese view of America during the Obama eraGaye Christoffersen, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, China4. Obama and a Historic Turn in Cuban–American relationsJorge Salazar-Carrillo, Florida International University, USA5. Egypt and Obama: Turbulent Times, Bumpy RelationsNael Shama, Independent Scholar and Author, Egypt6. Obamania Eight Years LaterRuchi Anand, American Graduate School, Paris, France7. From Visionary to Pragmatist: The Return of Normalcy to US-German relations, 2009-2017Steven Ney, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany8. India’s Perceptions of the Barack Obama Era: Obama Legacy and the US-India RelationsShivaji Kumar, Mershon Center for International Security, The Ohio State University, USA9. Not Quite At Home: Obama in Indonesian EyesPrashanth Parameswaran, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA10. Iranian views of Obama’s Foreign PolicyBarbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan, Central Washington University, USA11. World Views of the Obama Era: IsraelRonnie Oloesker, St. Lawrence University, USA12. South KoreaMason Richey, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea13. Mexican Public Opinion on Barack ObamaGerardo De Jesus Maldonado Hernandez, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE), Mexico14. Views from the Hegemon in West Africa on the Obama AdministrationCasandra Veney, United States International University-Africa, Kenya15. Obama and the U.S.-Pakistan Marriage of ConvenienceChristopher Clary, University of Albany (SUNY), USA, and Niloufer Siddiqui, Yale University, USA16. Russian view on the Obama’s presidency: Real Politics and Popular GeopoliticsIvan Kurilla, European University at St. Petersburg, Russia, and Victoria I. Zhuravleva, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia17. Turkish Elite Perceptions of Turkey-US Relations under Obama’s Administration: From Strategic Partnership to EstrangementMuge Kinagioglu, Hacettepe University, Turkey18. Conclusion: Disillusion, Disappointment, Disrespect: The Failure of Obama’s ‘International’ PresidencyMatthias Maass, Yonsei University, Korea19. Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.11.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 347 p. 10 illus., 8 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Brazil • Castro • Egypt • France • Germany • India • Iran • ISIL • Israel • Mexico • Nigeria • obamania • Pakistan • Pivot to Asia • Republic of Korea • Rise of China • Rousseff • Russia • Turkey • US-Cuba
• ISBN-10: 3-319-61076-7 / 3319610767
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-61076-4 / 9783319610764