University College Dublin | An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath
UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies
UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland | Director: Professor Liam Kennedy
Professor Robyn Wiegman (Duke University)
The Leader of the Free World': Presidentialism and US Democracy
Taking the 2008 US elections as our point of departure, this workshop will use competing theories of democracy to explore the political function, affective power, and global role of the office of the U.S. president. We will be especially interested in negotiating election year debates about the responsibility of government, the political meaning of Barack Obama's success, and the potential of voter mobilization to contribute to new left social movements.
Recommended Readings.:
- Readings will include scholarship by Arjun Appadurai, Wendy Brown, Dana Nelson, Sheldon Wolin, along with popular analysis from Harper's, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and numerous blogs.
News & Events
Podcasts, Blogs & Videos
Analysing the latest issues & trends in the US, especialy in US Foreign Policy
