#38 - Democratic Backsliding in American States - w/ Jake Grumbach

<p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/jakegrumbach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jake Grumbach</strong></a>, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington joins Forum Fellows <a href="https://sites.uw.edu/uwpoliticaleconomy/morgan-wack-2/">Morgan Wack</a> and <a href="https://sites.uw.edu/uwpoliticaleconomy/nicolas-wittstock/">Nicolas Wittstock</a> to discuss the indicators and causes of American democratic backsliding. Jake is the author of the <a href="https://uc6413716b7ca77d13ad6928ebb8.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/inline2/BN6zz44EzIGFX_r1fBvnAYLj-pOMc8UOdSlR3G2O0-DjJj8qcmYA0vF75VNiP8Qe_MpIElEOzg6esIf5rItlL1W75eUq1FO-c7gi_aQS7Z-EZPaPaXNpquybYwrG5Wh_vobfrO2rmkR0VBxh7YwTWgP3AJ46l2jEGjEeqvN867wrdUYa3caBq9CsSkvU8vx5drvDjLULeWFGC-LrG20NKMee6S4qOYRgocasa4t7pJO3O2_3fx9AWeut9hwHMOkkO6RIKEZVK5UdgQJhVTovZXm1fZIKxnAPiDEK6fqNfS1rg5u3TRVDG8OUC40fR9__mkbJhN4UGU0VsDGpWt4HB5az9inSAxYwjBNAvjH7TJnoLCMmOHGBYdNalEpTqENpdTI/file"><strong>forthcoming paper</strong></a> “<em>Laboratories of Democratic Backsliding.</em>” Coverage of the article, which details his development of the State Democracy Index utilized to assess subnational institutions and policies, has extended to pieces in <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/04/13/in-america-republican-led-states-are-rolling-back-electoral-and-civil-liberties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Economist</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/opinion/voter-suppression.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> New York Times</strong></a>,<a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republican-war-on-democracy-voter-suppression-georgia.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <strong>New York Magazine</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.vox.com/2021/4/5/22358325/study-republican-control-state-government-bad-for-democracy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <strong>Vox</strong></a>, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio