How to Build More and Better Housing With Jessica Trounstine & Omar Wasow

The Rhys Show

In this episode, political science professors Jessica Trounstine & Omar Wasow join us to talk about how we can improve housing, build more housing and the history of racial segregation housing. Jessica’s work studies the process and quality of representation in American democracy. She is focused on the ways in which formal and informal local political institutions generate inequalities. She has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, city governments, and various community organizations; and serves on numerous editorial and foundation boards. Omar’s research focuses on race, politics and statistical methods. His paper on the political consequences of the 1960s civil rights movement was published in the American Political Science Review. His co-authored work on estimating causal effects of race was published in the Annual Review of Political Science. We dive deep into the history of redlining of America till present day with the building of coalitions like YIMBY, how the racist past models current land use decisions, how those coalitions might be changing in the future and how we can use them to build bundles of housing that bring coalitions together to build more housing. Dive in! Jessica & Omar share tons of knowledge that will help you understand the history of housing, law and race in time! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Who is Jessica Trounstine? Jessica is the Foundation Board of Trustees Presidential Chair and a professor of political science at the University of California, Merced. She is the author of two award winning books, Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities and Political Monopolies in American Cities: The Rise and Fall of Bosses and Reformers. Who is Omar Wasow? Omar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley. He received a PhD in African American Studies, an MA in Government and an MA in Statistics from Harvard University. Previously, he co-founded BlackPlanet.com and the Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School. Topics: Welcome Jessica Trounstine & Omar Wasow to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00) Goal for listeners: (00:01:50) About mid-twentieth century process of suburbanization in USA and how laws lead to segregation: (00:02:00) About laws that made segregation emerge: (00:06:21) About “Agenda seeding” and what leads to backlash style of thinking: (00:14:37) How to prevent gentrification with new development: (00:22:56) Rent control debate: (00:37:24) Overrated & underrated questions: (00:44:44) Wrap-up: (00:47:23) Mentioned resources: “Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities” Book by Jessica Trounstine: https://www.amzn.com/1108454984 “Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters Book by Anthea Roberts & Nicolas Lamp: https://www.amzn.com/0674245954 “Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America” Book by Conor Dougherty: https://www.amzn.com/0525560211