Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics, by Jacob M. Grumbach DOI
Timothy Callaghan

Publius The Journal of Federalism, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 52(4), С. e52 - e55

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Scholars, politicians, and pundits have long viewed federalism as a force for good in American society. Federalism provides states the opportunity to serve “laboratories of democracy,” testing new policy ideas that can then diffuse across United States. It also safety valve our political system, providing venue necessary action when partisan rancor at federal level creates gridlock. In recent years however, this idealized view has come under attack. As noted by Bulman-Pozen (2014), increasingly displayed troubling form federalism, which growing cohesion within parties been paired both with polarization between shared responsibilities levels government, spark intergovernmental tensions (Olson et al. 2018; Kroeger 2022). This seen turn down grants odds goals, launch legal challenges stop from out-parties, even use doctrine nullification declare laws null void state boundaries (Nicholson-Crotty 2012; Nolette 2017; Hannah Mallinson Callaghan 2020). Other research pointed out create inequality access programs like Medicaid states, shaping attitudes engagement public (Michener 2018). Perhaps most problematically, COVID-19 pandemic highlighted limitations devolving were pitted against each other battles over scarce resources Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), putting millions Americans regimes governors who did not take virus seriously (Kettl 2021).

Язык: Английский

Policymaking under Influence DOI
Benjamin Blumenthal

The Journal of Law Economics and Organization, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 21, 2025

Abstract Policymaking is an arduous process and politicians often fail to change the status quo despite their best efforts. I introduce notion of influence players, umbrella term for political actors such as interest groups or legislators, who can positively negatively affect policy proposals’ odds implementation by exerting costly effort. Analyzing a parsimonious model policymaking with imperfectly effective politician player, show how when threats, opposition, support policymaking, depending on player’s cost effort effectiveness. My comparative static analysis shows that, under certain conditions, players be harmed being more having lower effort, through these changes’ consequences bargaining position. conclude my discussing perspectives offers legislative politics special politics.

Язык: Английский

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Courts-First Federalism: How Model Legislation Becomes Impact Litigation DOI Creative Commons

Dylan L. Yingling,

Daniel J. Mallinson

Perspectives on Politics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 22(4), С. 1031 - 1044

Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2024

States and interest groups are facilitating a redistribution of government powers under new courts-first federalism. working to claw back while drafting model laws strategically tailor them skirt the limits federal law and, once adopted by states, prompt courts review as parties litigate clarify their rights. do not need be completely successful in litigation shift balance state–national power. Testing this argument, we find that US Supreme Court grants 17% our sample produced American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), whereas merely 1% other cases granted certiorari. Ultimately, states ALEC were partly constraining Thus, combination legislation, impact litigation, federalism becomes tool for draw power themselves from government.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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The Consequences of Legislative Professionalism in U.S. State Legislatures: A Review DOI
Michael S. Rocca, Timothy B. Krebs,

Dylan McArthur

и другие.

State and Local Government Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 55(3), С. 235 - 258

Опубликована: Май 2, 2023

As polarization and gridlock continues to grip national politics, Americans are increasingly looking states remedy the nation’s most significant challenges. But this was not always case. In 1960s, state governments—particularly their legislatures—were in crisis. Few legislatures had capacity address daunting issues that were creating massive political, social, economic unrest American cities. After decades of reforms these issues, studies legislative reform followed, we can make some conclusions about consequences professionalization. The purpose paper is present key findings from work dedicated study consequences.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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The Promise of Text, Audio, and Video Data for the Study of US Local Politics and Federalism DOI
Soubhik Barari, Tyler Simko

Publius The Journal of Federalism, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 23, 2024

Abstract A large-scale study of US local policymaking has long been hindered by a lack centralized data sources. Our own project, LocalView, supplements collection efforts creating the largest existing database government meeting transcripts, audio, and video yet released. In this article, we describe promises, implications, best practices for using nontabular sources in federalism. Throughout, argue that these new allow scholars to ask kinds research questions. We demonstrate potential with an empirical application focused on use national partisan language meetings. find nationally salient phrases are common discussions (especially large cities), although prominent terms vary drastically how often they used at level. Finally, slant (i.e., amount is identifiably Democratic or Republican) across governments correlated preferences.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Policymaking under Influence DOI Open Access
Benjamin Blumenthal

Опубликована: Ноя. 10, 2022

Policymaking is an arduous process and politicians often fail to change the status quo despite their best efforts. I introduce notion of influence players, umbrella term for political actors such as interest groups or legislators, who can positively negatively affect policy proposals’ odds implementation by exerting costly effort. Analysing a parsimonious model policymaking with imperfectly effective politician player, show how when threats, opposition, support policymaking, depending on player’s cost effort effectiveness. My comparative static analysis shows that, under certain conditions, players be harmed being more having lower effort, through these changes’ consequences bargaining position. conclude my discussing perspectives offers legislative politics special politics.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics, by Jacob M. Grumbach DOI
Timothy Callaghan

Publius The Journal of Federalism, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 52(4), С. e52 - e55

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

Scholars, politicians, and pundits have long viewed federalism as a force for good in American society. Federalism provides states the opportunity to serve “laboratories of democracy,” testing new policy ideas that can then diffuse across United States. It also safety valve our political system, providing venue necessary action when partisan rancor at federal level creates gridlock. In recent years however, this idealized view has come under attack. As noted by Bulman-Pozen (2014), increasingly displayed troubling form federalism, which growing cohesion within parties been paired both with polarization between shared responsibilities levels government, spark intergovernmental tensions (Olson et al. 2018; Kroeger 2022). This seen turn down grants odds goals, launch legal challenges stop from out-parties, even use doctrine nullification declare laws null void state boundaries (Nicholson-Crotty 2012; Nolette 2017; Hannah Mallinson Callaghan 2020). Other research pointed out create inequality access programs like Medicaid states, shaping attitudes engagement public (Michener 2018). Perhaps most problematically, COVID-19 pandemic highlighted limitations devolving were pitted against each other battles over scarce resources Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), putting millions Americans regimes governors who did not take virus seriously (Kettl 2021).

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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