The Obama Dilemma

Confronting Race in the Twenty-First Century

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4862529
AutoresCarl Pedersen (Copenhagen Business School, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume10
Fascículo2-3
Páginas128-141
Data de publicação2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoComparative American Studies An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1477-5700 • E-ISSN: 1741-2676
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/1477570012z.0000000009
OpenAlexW2113826526
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas12

This article looks at the persistence of neo-Confederate rhetoric in contemporary US politics and three issues in particular that have strong racial dimensions: healthcare reform, voter registration and the incident that became known as ‘Gatesgate’. It argues that race informs debates on healthcare and the role of government. Furthermore, these debates are unfolding at a time of profound demographic change that, by mid-century, will transform the United States into a majority-minority nation for the first time in its history. The article also examines the ways in which Obama is constricted in confronting race rhetorically and in terms of public policy

Dilemma · Health care · Political economy · Political rhetoric · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Rhetoric · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society · Rhetoric and Communication Studies