“Nothing else matters?” Salience differences between young and old

Geschlossen, fast gelöst präsentiert sich die Koalition bei ihren Reformplänen - nach monatelangem Hin und Her ist nun von Zusammenarbeit und gemeinsamen Lösungen die Rede. Wie tragfähig das ist, wird...

Are poorer constituencies going green of turquoise?

Germany’s fragmented party system has revived debates about unconventional coalitions, including cooperation between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and The Left to con...

Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.

"Die Mehrheit ist rechts, aber bekommt trotzdem linke Politik" – diese Formel wiederholen CDU-Politiker gerade auffällig oft. Dahinter steckt eine gefährliche Strategie.

In recent decades, educational expansion has produced a large swathe of university graduates which labour markets are increasingly less able to absorb…

The article maps how political conflicts over climate change are intertwined with social inequality. Building on studies of Dörre et al. on industrial transformation conflicts, four forms of social in...

Recent studies show that American neighborhoods have become politically homogeneous, raising concerns about how geographic polarization divides parties and influences voters. But, it remains unclear h...

«linksbündig»-Buchpremiere. Nils C. Kumkar im Gespräch mit Matthias Ubl

The oligarchy is not invincible

The regional decline of manufacturing employment is frequently linked to the rise of right-wing populism in many Western countries. Surprisingly, contributions that directly examine the relationship b...