» Soziale Konflikte sind nie einfach nur da, sie werden auch gesellschaftlich hergestellt:
entfacht, angeheizt, getriggert.«Von einer» Spaltung der Gesellschaft «ist immer häufiger …

There are striking differences in inequality and redistribution between the United States and
Scandinavia. To study whether there are corresponding differences in social preferences …

To what extent do personal circumstances, as compared to ideological dispositions, drive
voters' preferences on welfare policy? Addressing this question is difficult because a …

In this research we examine estimates of American social class mobility—the ability to move
up or down in education and income status. Across studies, overestimates of class mobility …

The welfare state may in many ways be seen as a particular trademark of the European
social model. An extensive set of social and institutional actors provide protection against …

Recent research has established that employment risk shapes social policy preferences.
However, risk is often conceptualized as an alternative measure of the socio-economic …

The euro crisis, several sovereign debt crises, the Great Recession, the refugee crisis, and
Brexit have all challenged Europeans' willingness to show solidarity with other European …

Most political economy models start from the assumption that economic self-interest is a key
predictor of support for income redistribution. A growing literature, in contrast, emphasizes …

This article employs multilevel modeling to assess the importance of income inequality on
the demand for redistribution in a sample of 22 European countries. According to standard …

Rising levels of income inequality in almost all industrialized countries as a consequence of
globalization and de-industrialization might lead one to assume that voters will demand …