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05921aam a2200481 i 4500 001 09088AB8C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 210914t20222022njuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021040301 020 $a 0691218455 020 $a 9780691218458 035 $a (OCoLC)1264715406 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d JAS $d YDX $d PAU $d VP@ $d NWQ $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK2408 $b .G78 2022 100 1 $a Grumbach, Jacob M., $d 1987- $e author. 245 10 $a Laboratories against democracy : $b how national parties transformed state politics / $c Jacob M. Grumbach. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xxi, 261 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Princeton studies in American politics 520 $a "Even in this precarious moment for American democracy, the institutions of American federalism-that is, state governments-remain almost universally lauded. For many, the present era of national partisan polarization makes local politics even more appealing. The truth about federalism in this polarized age, however, is a bit more concerning, as Grumbach details. As the state level has become an increasingly important site of public policies that affect Americans' lives, it is also accelerating the distressing trends of the current era, including plutocratic politics, racial inequality, and democratic backsliding. The book develops a theory of the interaction between federalism and polarization, debunking common myths and misunderstandings that underpin widespread support of state governments. Whereas the framers thought federalism would incentivize state governments to customize policy to local preferences, the state level is increasingly dominated by national groups who exploit the low-information environments of amateur legislatures, inattentive local media, and identity-focused voters. Not only are well-resourced groups advantaged, but polarization diminishes the incentives for state governments to learn from the experiences of other policy laboratories. A state may risk their party's national reputation by emulating a successful policy from a state controlled by the opposing party. Taken together, this theory of polarized federalism suggests that polarization disrupts the oft-lauded features of federalism so common to theories of American governance"--Provided by publisher. 520 $a "How national political fights are increasingly being waged at the state level-and how democracy itself is paying the priceOver the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally coordinated political teams. American political institutions, on the other hand, remain highly decentralized. Laboratories against Democracy shows how national political conflicts are increasingly flowing through the subnational institutions of state politics-with profound consequences for public policy and American democracy.Jacob Grumbach argues that as Congress has become more gridlocked, national partisan and activist groups have shifted their sights to the state level, nationalizing state politics in the process and transforming state governments into the engines of American policymaking. He shows how this had the ironic consequence of making policy more varied across the states as red and blue party coalitions implement increasingly distinct agendas in areas like health care, reproductive rights, and climate change. The consequences don't stop there, however. Drawing on a wealth of new data on state policy, public opinion, money in politics, and democratic performance, Grumbach traces how national groups are using state governmental authority to suppress the vote, gerrymander districts, and erode the very foundations of democracy itself.Required reading for this precarious moment in our politics, Laboratories against Democracy reveals how the pursuit of national partisan agendas at the state level has intensified the challenges facing American democracy, and asks whether today's state governments are mitigating the political crises of our time-or accelerating them"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-250) and index. 505 00 $t Conclusion. $g Part II. $t Federalism and the Resurgence of the States -- $t Introduction -- $t The Mythos of American Federalism -- $t From Backwaters to Battlegrounds -- $g Part II. $t The Nationalization of State Politics -- $t Who Governs the State-Level Resurgence? -- $t National Activists in State Politics -- $t Partisan Laboratories of Democracy -- $g Part II. $t Democracy in the States -- $t Laboratories of Democratic Backsliding -- $t Explaining Dynamics in Subnational Democracy -- $t Conclusion. 650 0 $a U.S. states $x Politics and government. 650 0 $a Political parties $z United States. 650 0 $a Political parties $z United States $x States. 650 0 $a Federal government $z United States. 650 0 $a State governments $z United States. 650 0 $a Polarization (Social sciences) $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 7 $a Federal government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922333 650 7 $a Political parties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069410 650 7 $a Political parties $x U.S. states. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069444 650 7 $a State governments. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01131814 650 7 $a U.S. states $x Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01766423 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Grumbach, Jacob M., 1987- $t Laboratories against democracy $d Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2022 $z 9780691218472 $w (DLC) 2021040302 830 0 $a Princeton studies in American politics. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117030539.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=09088AB8C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search