Abstract

Voter rolls are swelling in states like Montana and North Carolina, where the Democratic Party has not been competitive for decades, political blogs have turned into major fundraising vehicles, and young people and African-Americans are participating in the political process as never before. Has Barack Obama single handed managed to transform presidential politics, or is the enthusiasm of the primary season just a fleeting moment and the result of widespread anger at the Bush administration?

About the lecturer

Sasha Polakow-Suransky is a former correspondent for the American Prospect magazine in Washington, where he wrote on U.S. and European politics. He holds a BA in History and Urban Studies from Brown University and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. His book, The Unspoken Alliance: Israel and Apartheid South Africa, will be published in 2009.

Other public appearances of Sasha Polakow-Suransky in Denmark in October 2008

“Obama’s World” at CBS, 23^rd October 2008, 11:30 - 12:30

Hillary Clinton called him inexperienced. John McCain calls him naive. If Barack Obama becomes president of the United States, he will inherit one of the messiest foreign policy legacies of any incoming president in history. What can the world expect from an Obama administration in Iraq, Iran, Israel/Palestine, and the wider world? Would Obama pursue a radically different foreign policy agenda or upset his left-wing admirers by keeping a large number of U.S. troops in Iraq? And will his heritage as a half-Kenyan with the middle name Hussein dramatically improve America's image in the Muslim world, or will he end up disappointing the millions of people throughout the world who expect more change than he can deliver

• More information: http://uk.cbs.dk/nyheder_presse/arrangementer/2008/oktober/2008_10_23_11_30_00_dr_sasha_polakow_suransky_us_obama_s_world

Interview at Danish national television DR2

DR2 Udland, 22nd October 2008, 19:28

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