{"product_id":"laboratories-against-democracy-how-national-parties-transformed-state-politics-paperback","title":"Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacob M. Grumbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 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. \u003ci\u003eLaboratories against Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e shows how national political conflicts are increasingly flowing through the subnational institutions of state politics-with profound consequences for public policy and American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacob 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 has 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRequired reading for this precarious moment in our politics, \u003ci\u003eLaboratories against Democracy \u003c\/i\u003ereveals 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob M. Grumbach\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47404616057010,"sku":"9780691218465","price":31.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b03b134afeec6557a1ef49a859f77f80.webp?v=1778164936","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/laboratories-against-democracy-how-national-parties-transformed-state-politics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}