A paper examined the critical role grassroots organizations play in fostering equitable political processes and supporting housing policies that may reduce health inequities. ...

A paper examined the critical role grassroots organizations play in fostering equitable political processes and supporting housing policies that may reduce health inequities. The study found that state preemption often forces such organizations to narrow their policy goals and adapt their political strategies, which then stretches their capacity and limits their ability to be successful. The study concluded that state preemption may therefore cement inequitable housing policies by weakening the political capacity of grassroots organizations that are critical to building power in racially and economically marginalized communities. Read more from  Jamila Michener, Entrenching Inequity, Eroding Democracy: State Preemption of Local Housing Policy, 35 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. (2023).

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