Michael Hankinson's guest appearances

Michael Hankinson

P.S. You’re Interesting

Contested Politics

UCLA Housing Voice

Daniel Raimi

Dana Cuff

Michael Olson

T. Graham

Abby K

Leah Stokes

Seth Hill

Melissa Lee

Andrew Sinclair

Mark Greenberg

Nolan Gray

Clayton Nall

Adam Millard-Ball

Mike Monetta

Rob Collinson

OwlTail

How does the structure of political representation affect housing production, both in quantity and spatial distribution? And what does that mean for social and economic equity for traditionally disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities? Michael Hankinson joins us to discuss his research into how a shift from at-large to district-based elections has led to increased political representation but also declining housing production in affected cities. This “supply-equity trade-off,” as he calls it, has benefits as well as drawbacks, but the equity benefits may only be temporary if reduced supply leads to higher housing prices, which disproportionately hurt communities of color. As we discuss the implications of Hankinson’s work, we also consider complementary reforms that can preserve the representational benefits of district elections without the negative consequences of worsening housing scarcity.

How does the structure of political representation affect housing production, both in quantity and spatial distribution? And what does that mean for social and economic equity for traditionally disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities? Michael Hankinson joins us to discuss his research into how a shift from at-large to district-based elections has led to increased political representation but also declining housing production in affected cities. This “supply-equity trade-off,” as he calls it, has benefits as well as drawbacks, but the equity benefits may only be temporary if reduced supply leads to higher housing prices, which disproportionately hurt communities of color. As we discuss the implications of Hankinson’s work, we also consider complementary reforms that can preserve the representational benefits of district elections without the negative consequences of worsening housing scarcity.

Ep 23: Political Representation and Housing Supply with Michael Hankinson

With California's housing crisis at the breaking point, the need for affordable housing is at an all-time high. However, even with monetary support from politicians, projects simply don't get built. The reason: NIMBYism. The ideology of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) has dominated American suburbs for decades, but it's widespread adoption is causing problems for government infrastructure everywhere. George Washington Professor Michael Hankinson joins us in this special episode to discuss what it is and why its so powerful.

Michael Hankinson: NIMBYism

In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Michael Hankinson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Hankinson's work focuses on how institutional spatial scale affects political behavior to undermine democratic representation. They discuss institutional scale and how institutional design can affect representation drastically. For instance the move to districts versus at large voting at the city level - what happens when neighborhoods have more power in the political process? Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu  Twitter: @BedrosianCenter For more information, see the showpage.

In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with <a href="http://mhankinson.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Hankinson</a>, Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Hankinson's work focuses on how institutional spatial scale affects political behavior to undermine democratic representation. They discuss institutional scale and how institutional design can affect representation drastically. For instance the move to districts versus at large voting at the city level - what happens when neighborhoods have more power in the political process? Email: <a href="mailto:bedrosian.center@usc.edu">bedrosian.center@usc.edu</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BedrosianCenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BedrosianCenter</a> For more information, see the <a href="https://bedrosian.usc.edu/michael-hankinson" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">showpage.</a>