Core Values and Partisan Thinking about Devolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Wolak (0000-0003-4742-7442) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 463-485 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pjw021 |
| OpenAlex | W2504495239 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 44 |
Why do people call for states’ rights and the devolution of national authority? Are they driven by partisan motives, where they like devolution the most when the President is of the opposing party? Or are calls to shift the balance of federal power rooted in sincere support for decentralized political authority? Using survey data from 1987 to 2012, I explore how support for devolution varies across time and individuals. I find that people are not strictly partisan in how they think about devolution. While people are more likely to favor decentralization when the President is of the opposing party, they are no more likely to want devolution when their own party controls state government. Substantive considerations are also important, where those who support limited government increasingly favor the devolution of central authority as the size of the national government increases relative to the size of state and local government
Central government · Core (optical fiber · Decentralization · Devolution (biology · Federalism · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Systems and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Law · Public Administration
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |