What now? The Implications of the US Election 2004

Few doubt the significance of George W. Bush’s re-election victory. The administration’s commitment to the global war on terrorism and the development of a radical economic agenda has received a mandate from the American people. What, however, will be the consequences of this for both the US and Europe? And will the nature of the election itself – which many saw as bitter and divisive – leave a political legacy? This seminar will explore these important questions with contributions from each of the three speakers followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience.

Programme

14:00–14:15 Poul Erik Skammelsen: Welcome and presentation

14:15–14:40 Gordon Slethaug: US domestic policy: prospects for the second term

14:40–15:05 Daniel N. Nelson: US foreign policy in the wake of the 2004 presidential election

Break

15:20–15:45 Edward Ashbee: The 2004 election and the ‘culture war’: what role did moral values play in President Bush’s re-election victory?

15:45–16:30 Panel discussion (Daniel N. Nelson, Gordon Slethaug, Edward Ashbee and Niels Bjerre-Poulsen) with questions from the audience

Moderator Poul Erik Skammelsen

The seminar is free of charge and anyone interested is invited. If you have any questions, please contact CBS Center for the Study of the Americas:

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csa.eng@cbs.dk; phone: 3815 3389, web:

Center for the Study of the Americas .