How does the experience of economic shocks affect individuals' political views and voting
behavior? Inspired partly by the fallout of the financial crisis of 2008, research on this …

Reflecting the importance of inequality for individuals' lives, the implications of labor market
inequality for core elements of democracy are crucial topics in comparative politics and …

Income inequality and radical right parties have both been on the rise in Western
democracies, yet few studies explore the linkages between the two–despite prominent …

Recently, developed economies have witnessed an emerging dualism between the so-
called labor market 'insiders and outsiders'—two groups facing divergent levels of …

Political developments since the 2008 financial crisis have sparked renewed interest in the
electoral implications of economic downturns. Research describes a correlation between …

This article investigates whether self-interest as compared with values or ideological
dispositions shapes individual attitudes towards the welfare state. Causal interpretations of …

There is a long-standing debate in academic and policymaking circles about the normative
merits and economic effects of a universal basic income (UBI). However, existing literature …

In this paper, we investigate whether income inequality negatively affects voter turnout.
Despite some progress, the answer to this question is still debated due to methodological …

The literature addressing attitudes about social policy and the welfare state has been telling
us for decades that welfare interventions are supported by those individuals who benefit …

A classical question in political sociology is whether unemployment depresses political
involvement. However, we still know very little about how individual and contextual factors …