Class divisions over emerging policy issues are well-documented, yet the mechanisms driving these divisions remain underexplored. This article argues that perceptions of how the working class posit...

How social stratification became increasingly studied in sister fields of sociology

Over the last decades, agricultural policies and structural investment funds for regional development have been central to European integration. Howev…

In recent decades, non-voting among the British working class has increased substantially, contributing to widening class-based inequality in electoral participation. This study examines the impact o...

In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.

In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.

While research is increasingly focusing on the political influence of subjective social status, it is yet unclear how the latter shapes attitudes towa…

Facing security threats and rising populism, Europe needs state investment in citizens, not austerity that fuelled discontent.

On Discomfort and the Quiet Practice of Showing Up

Inspired by Weber’s distinction between class and status, the paper explores the independent and joint role of social class and subjective social stat…

This study examines the relationship between the welfare state, individual social class, and views on redistribution. It is hypothesised that the manifestation of the welfare state at the regional ...

The German radical right has mobilised around a working class identity that pits hard-working “makers” against parasitic “takers”. Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux argue that for the left to win bac…

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Si dice che l’Unione europea faccia i suoi maggiori progressi nei periodi di crisi. Ma non è sempre così, e quello appena cominciato si annuncia come un anno molto complicato per i paesi del vecchio c...

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The overwhelming majority of Europeans support climate action, but they must be compensated for its costs in tangible ways

As prominent individual and institutional accounts eschew Twitter/X for new social media platforms, Bluesky is having a moment. Drawing on the experience of colleagues on the platform, Ned Potter, …