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Despite Democrats’ Takeover Of The House, Don’T Expect Republicans To Give Up On Undoing Obamacare, Simon F. Haeder, Philip B. Rocco

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

In the lead up to last week’s midterm elections, polls consistently showed that healthcare was on the forefront of many Americans’ minds. With the Democratic Party now in control of the US House of Representatives, Republican efforts to repeal President Obama’s signature healthcare reform, Obamacare, are likely to be significantly curtailed. But that doesn’t mean they will end completely, argue Simon F. Haeder and Philip Rocco. Drawing on evidence from their research on previous Republican actions to repeal Obamacare, they write that the influence of activists within their party means that the GOP are likely to continue their efforts to …

Obamacare In The Trump Era: Where Are We Now, And Where Are We Going?, Daniel Beland, Philip B. Rocco, Alex Waddan

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is the most significant US social policy reform in half a century, and the most politically fractious. Since the law was signed by President Obama, Republicans have mobilised against it, using courts and state governments to undermine the implementation of the legislation, which was set to unfold gradually over a nine‐year period. As we describe in this article, however, the beginning of the Trump presidency in January 2017 marked a turning point in the politics of Obamacare. In the absence of Obama's veto, legislative retrenchment became a viable option …

Federalism And The Politics Of Bottom‐Up Social Policy Diffusion In The United States, Mexico, And Canada, Daniel Beland, Anahely Medrano, Philip B. Rocco

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

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Neurons, Genes, And Policies: How Science Can Contribute To Trauma-Informed Policies, Susan Giaimo

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

Science changes our views of the causes of poverty:

• No longer moral failure/bad choices of individuals
• Socioeconomic forces fundamentally shape our biology, but at level of genes and neurons
• Hopefully this can change the discussion around poverty
• Science can give us new tools to develop more effective policies addressing poverty

Politics At The Cutting Edge: Intergovernmental Policy Innovation In The Affordable Care Act, Philip B. Rocco, Andrew S. Kelly, Ann C. Keller

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

In the eight years since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), state governments have remained critical sites of contention over the law. Intense partisan conflict over ACA implementation has raised questions about traditional theories of intergovernmental relations, which posit that federal–state cooperation depends largely on policy design. Yet, few studies have examined how partisanship, as well as other important factors, shape state policy innovations under the ACA. This article examines the ACA’s State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative. SIM is specifically geared towards incentivizing states to experiment with new models of payment and delivery that can …

Global Tobacco Control And Economic Norms: An Analysis Of Normative Commitments In Kenya, Malawi And Zambia, Raphael Lencucha, Srikanth K. Reddy, Ronald Labonte, Jeffrey Drope, Peter Magati, Fastone Goma, Richard Zulu, Donald Makoka

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

Tobacco control norms have gained momentum over the past decade. To date 43 of 47 Sub-Saharan African countries are party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The near universal adoption of the FCTC illustrates the increasing strength of these norms, although the level of commitment to implement the provisions varies widely. However, tobacco control is enmeshed in a web of international norms that has bearing on how governments implement and strengthen tobacco control measures. Given that economic arguments in favor of tobacco production remain a prominent barrier to tobacco control efforts, there is a continued need to examine …

How Intense Policy Demanders Shape Postreform Politics: Evidence From The Affordable Care Act, Philip B. Rocco, Simon F. Haeder

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a politically volatile process. The ACA's institutional design and delayed feedback effects created a window of opportunity for its partisan opponents to launch challenges at both the federal and state level. Yet as recent research suggests, postreform politics depends on more than policy feedback alone; rather, it is shaped by the partisan and interest-group environment. We argue that “intense policy demanders” played an important role in defining the policy alternatives that comprised congressional Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the ACA. To test this argument, we drew on an original …

A Visible Geography Of Invisible Journeys: Central American Migration And The Politics Of Survival, Noelle K. Brigden

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

Human rights groups have called undocumented Central American migrants the ‘invisible victims’ of criminal violence in Mexico. However, the geography of the unauthorised migration route through Mexico is highly visible; its location, protocols and violent practices constitute common knowledge in the communities through which it cuts its path. This paper examines the visual cues of the route. Images of places, such as the trailhead, the river at the borders, the migrant shelter and the train yard, provide focal points that orient migrants to the physical terrain. These images also orient activists, providing potent symbols for political contestation in favour of …

Globalization, Institutions Of Social Solidarity, And Radical Right-Wing Populism In Western Europe, Duane Swank, Hans-Georg Betz

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

We rejoin the question of whether globalization contributes to the electoral success of the radical populist right in Western Europe. We also advance and test the hypothesis that institutions of social solidarity directly weaken support for the radical right and moderate the electoral impact of globalization. In empirical analysis of national elections in 16 European polities from 1981 to 2015, we find that merchandise imports from developing nations, capital mobility, and, especially, inflows of refugees and asylum seekers are positively associated with the radical right-wing populist party vote. In addition, a universalistic welfare state directly depresses the vote for radical …

Review Of The Mutual Housing Experiment: New Deal Communities For The Urban Middle Class By Kristin M. Szylvian, Philip B. Rocco

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

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Border Collision: Power Dynamics Of Enforcement And Evasion Across The Us–Mexico Line, Noelle K. Brigden, Peter Andreas

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.