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Takeover - Race, Education, and American Democracy (Hardcover)
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Takeover - Race, Education, and American Democracy (Hardcover)
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State takeovers of local governments have garnered national
attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in
Flint, Michigan. In most U.S. cities, local governments are
responsible for decisions concerning matters such as the local
water supply and school affairs. However, once a state takes over,
this decision-making capability is shuttled. Despite the widespread
attention that takeovers in Flint and Detroit have gained, we know
little about how such takeovers-a policy option that has been in
use since the 1980s-affect political power in local communities. By
focusing on takeovers of local school districts, this book offers
the first systematic study of state takeovers of local governments.
Although many major U.S. cities have experienced state takeovers of
their local school districts, we know little about the political
causes and consequences of takeovers. Complicating this phenomenon
are the justifications for state takeokers; while they are
assumedly based on concerns with poor academic performance,
questions of race and political power play a critical role in the
takeover of local school districts. However, Domingo Morel brings
clarity to these questions and limitations-he examines the factors
that contribute to state takeovers as well as the effects and
political implications of takeovers on racialized communities, the
communities most often affected by them. Morel both lays out the
conditions under which the policy will disempower or empower racial
and ethnic minority populations, and expands our understanding of
urban politics. Morel argues that state interventions are a part of
the new normal for cities and offers a novel theoretical framework
for understanding the presence of the state in America's urban
areas. The book is built around an original study of nearly 1000
school districts, including every school district that has been
taken over by their respective state, and a powerful case study of
Newark, New Jersey.
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