Obama's Africa Policy
The Limits of Symbolic Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2097735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P T Zeleza (0000-0002-0737-1862, Loyola Marymount University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-178 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/asr.2013.48 |
| OpenAlex | W2107208630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
The election of Barack Obama as the first African-descended president of the United States in 2008 was greeted with euphoria in the U.S. and around the world, including Africa. Little, however, changed in the substance of U.S.-Africa relations. This underscores the limits of the symbolic politics of race and presidential personalities in the face of the structural imperatives of U.S. power and foreign policy in which African interests remain marginal and subordinate to U.S. interests. The article explores the structural contexts of foreign policy-making in the United States and what might be expected from the second Obama administration
Administration (probate law · Face (sociological concept · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential system · Race (biology · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Gender Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |