2016 is seeing an American presidential election campaign like no other. The populist Donald Trump, who has never held elective office, is leading the Republican field and the Democrats are on the verge of nominating their first ever woman candidate for President. How much of this is a reflection of the legacy of the man currently occupying the White House, Barack Obama? And how will history judge the achievements of the first African-American President?
Professor Theda Skocpol of Harvard University is one of the most distinguished academic observers of American politics, and she will be giving Selwyn’s Ramsay Murray lecture on Friday May 6th. It’s titled “The Obama Impact: transformation and reaction in US politics”. The lecture takes place in the Law Faculty on the Sidgwick site, starting at 5.30pm, and all are welcome.
You can watch last year’s Ramsay Murray lecture – given by Bridget Kendall, now Master-elect at Peterhouse – here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjSoK1hidww
