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Putting State Policy in Context: Federalism, Polarization, and Populism
Thu, August 29, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Omni, Council RoomSession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
The papers in this panel focus on the United States and examine the context in which cross-state policy variation unfolds. They examine state-level resistance to federal policy; present a novel measure of democracy in the U.S. states over time; describe the behavior of associations of governors, mayors, and other local-level officials amid partisan polarization; and consider the consequences of policy submersion being deployed as a tool to shield policies from populist backlash. The papers advance knowledge of how cross-state policy variation shapes economic and informational disparities.
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Individual Presentations
Varieties of US State-Level Democracy - Jake M Grumbach, Princeton University; Jamila D. Michener, Cornell University; Philip B. Rocco, Marquette University
Interest Groups, Polarization, and Intergovernmental Tensions in the US - Mary Kroeger, University of Rochester; Timothy Herbert Callaghan, Texas A&M University; Andrew Karch, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Partisan Polarization and the Evolution of Government Interest Groups - Jennifer M. Jensen, Lehigh University
The Transformation of Policy Ideas to Avoid Populist Backlash - Susan L. Moffitt, Brown University; Cadence Willse, Stanford University; Marie Schenk, Brown University