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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest August 2026 - manifestos and policies in OECD --- the hidden welfare state – interregional redistribution support 🇩🇪 & 🇨🇭 --- Geographical misrepresentation within parties

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

1/5 📰🧐 Research Digest July 2026 -Taxes vs. Sharing - Marriage and Elite Privilege - Responsiveness and congruence in 🇬🇧 - Social housing and residential segregation in 🇳🇱

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest June 2026 - 🇪🇺 preferences for an European polity - smuggler preferences among 🇬🇹 migrants targeting the 🇺🇸 - Representation by Proxy - Electoral consequences of group-targeted campaign pledges in 🇩🇪 - Machine classification of political texts

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest May 2026 - Regional Human Capital Database - Female Politicians’ Experiences Working with Bureacracy in 🇮🇳 - Methodological issues in the estimation of unequal responsiveness - Deservingness and Ideology - Inequality type and fairness in 🇿🇦, 🇮🇳 & 🇺🇸

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest April 2026 - Politician wages and corruption in 🇪🇺 municipalities - influence of firms on OECD tax policy - press coverage of super rich in 🇩🇪 - AI automation and welfare attitudes in OECD

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest March 2026 - Lobbying and policy uncertainty in 🇺🇸 - elite selected candidates in 🇹🇿 - party funding incentives to promote underrepresented groups in 🇧🇷 - quiet appeasement to keep issues of the agenda in 🇲🇽 - progressive bishops and PT votes in 🇧🇷

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Ibrahim Kuran @ibrahimkuran.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

New research alert! 📢 In the European Journal of Industrial Relations, @ibrahimoker.bsky.social, @fuatkina.bsky.social, and I explore global unionization dynamics, identifying the key factors that facilitate and/or hinder union membership. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09596801261429819

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest February 2026 - business actors in party politics 🇦🇷 & 🇨🇴 - conservative bias in voter perception 🇨🇦 - broken “tax taboo” 🇩🇪 & 🇬🇧 - descriptive & substantive representation of Asian-Americans 🇺🇸 - prioritization of constituency service & policy work 🇺🇸

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest January 2026 - Protest and public opinion in 🇿🇦 - politization of bureaucracy in 🇧🇷 - Gendered working conditions for ministers in 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇪🇸🇩🇰🇧🇪 - Homeownership and political efficacy - Voters preferences for politicians tasks in 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 & the 🇺🇸

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest December 2025 - Affective polarization in 🇹🇷 - Public support for taxing the super-rich in the 🇺🇸 - Young MPs’ issue focus in 🇩🇪 - Support for left parties in 🇦🇺🇩🇰🇩🇪🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧 - MPs' estimates of public opinion in 🇩🇰 & the 🇳🇱

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

In the third episode of podcast series, Benjamin Ashworth and Stephen Ramsay (University of Strathclyde) discuss politicians' occupational backgrounds in Latin America and Europe, exploring which professions they come from and how career paths differ across regions. wealthpolicies.eu/podcast-no-3...

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Podcast No. 3 Jobs and Occupation | politics and wealth reproduction

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Last week we welcomed @heikekluever.bsky.social to talk about "Who Becomes a Lobbyist?" — a comparative look at career pathways, networks, and the role of institutional differences that shape political influence in Germany & the U.S. Thanks to everyone for the lively Q&A! inq-dp.eu/index.php/ev...

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Events – Inequality and Distributive Politics

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest November 2025 - Politician background and biased perceptions in 🇨🇭 - Redistribution and Deservingness between places/people 🇳🇴 - Ideological capture in the 🇺🇸 - Honest MP responses to lobbying in 🇩🇪 - Homeownership & voting behavior

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest October 2025 - Left parties and working class support - Tax base inequality in 🇺🇸 - Revolving door in 🇯🇵 - Tax Compliance in 🇨🇱 - framing budget cuts in 🇩🇰

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Kickoff done! “Marburger Stadtgespräch” & Future of Democracy (Mon, 20 Oct). @leaelsaesser.bsky.social on working-class political careers, the role of trade unions, and contrasts with uni graduates. Thanks also to our engaged audience for a great discussion! More: tinyurl.com/e3pyhstd

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Join us on Monday, Oct 20 (18:30–20:00) with @leaelsaesser.bsky.social for “Wer sitzt (nicht) im Parlament? Wahlen und ungleiche Repräsentation im Bundestag?” opening our Money & Politics public series in Marburg. Venue: Historischer Rathaussaal. Talks in German. More: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ev...

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest September 2025 - Choosing capital cities in 🇩🇪, 🇦🇹 & 🇨🇭 - Primary responsiveness in 🇺🇸 - Populist blameshifting backfires in 🇹🇷 - Effects of local policies on internal migration - Inequality, democracy and anti-trust legislation

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest August 2025 - Politician beliefs about voters - Self-assessment and solidaric behaviour - Voters’ evaluation of politicians’ corruption - Inequality and party manifestoes in OECD - Voter sexism and women candidates

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest July 2025 - Clientelistic and progrmmatic appeals in 🇧🇷 - Social status & far-right voting in Western Europe - Absence of causal effect of wealth on political participation in 🇸🇪 - High campaign costs and wealthy politicians - The politics of small business owners

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest June 2025 - Motivations for campaign contributions in 🇨🇴 - Abolition of compulsory voting in 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁶󠁬󠁧󠁿- Policy ideas and law-making in the 🇺🇸 - Teenagers’ political efficacy in the 🇳🇱 - NIMBYism in 🇨🇭

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Politician quality in 🇮🇳 - Economic deprivation & right-wing support in Western Countries - Campaign limits and organized interests in 🇧🇷 - Perceptions of immigrant integration & support for redistribution in high-income countries- No political ambition class gaps in the Americas

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest April 2025 - Pledge Fulfillment in 🇨🇦 🇦🇹 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 🇸🇪 - Geographic representation in 🇩🇪 - Unequal responsiveness in 🇪🇺 - Housing crisis in 🇵🇹 - Subjective local inequality in 🇺🇸

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Maps upgrade! 🗺️ We expanded our maps of inequality page to include additional data on the spatial distribution of election results, rent prices, and education levels across Marburg. Explore: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ma...

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

New Blog Post! 📝 Oliver Platt writes about the concept of class and its importance for regional inequality and voting behavior. To illustrate, the post includes interactive maps and data plots 🗺️📊 Read more: inq-dp.eu/index.php/20...

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Why Class Still Matters – Inequality and Distributive Politics

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest March 2025 - lockdowns and support for Trump in the US - left parties and redistribution - electoral role of candidate education - tax preferences in Latin America - City councillors’ roll-call voting in Chicago and Toronto

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest February 2025 - Genetics & political participation in 🇺🇸🇸🇪 - Historical formation of african borders - Colonial mapmaking & ethnic identity - Occupational backgrounds of MPs in 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 - Economic inequality & right-wing support in 🇸🇪 (1/1)

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

New blog post series! 📝 As the federal elections in Germany approach, we’re excited to share a series of three blog posts on topics related to the election. All three posts are written by students from one of Eva Wegner’s courses. Read more: inq-dp.eu/index.php/bl...

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Blog – Inequality and Distributive Politics

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

1/6 📰🧐 IDP Research Digest January 2025 - Political responsiveness in 🇩🇰 & 🇳🇱 - Populist parties & congruence in 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇮🇹🇸🇪 - Effect of income on turnout in 🇳🇴 - Returns to office in 🇩🇰 - Electoral effects of coal phase-outs in 🇩🇪

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest December 2024 - Responsiveness to poor people in 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭 - Rental market risk and radical right support in 🇩🇪 - Exploitation of migrants in 🇮🇹 - Perceptions of social mobility in 🇪🇺 - Electoral incentives for public housing in 🇩🇪

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

📰🧐 Research Digest November 2024 - Local portfolios in 🇩🇪 municipalities - Support for radical right in rural 🇵🇹 - Attitudes towards disaster assistance in the 🇺🇸 - Election timing and minority candidate success in California - Politicians’ theories of elections and voting

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest October 2024 - Gender quotas & political knowledge - Socioeconomic status self-deception - Preferences for models of representation - Policy congruence & knowledge - Procedural knowledge of local politicians

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

2/6 🧵In EJPR, @gventurini.bsky.social studies the effect of quotas on political knowledge with quasi-experimental design. Finds that introduction of quotas in Western Europe has strong effect on closing gender gap in political knowledge for young women by around 30% tinyurl.com/5n9byyre

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

3/6 🧵 In PP Melita, Alcañiz‐Colomer, Matamoros‐Lima, Ríos & Moya study how overestimating one’s SES affects attitudes. Using several surveys (ISSP & in 🇨🇱🇪🇸🇺🇸) they find that it leads to more system justification and less support for redistribution doi.org/nq7n

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

4/6🧵 In EJPR, Mongrain, Junions & Brack study congruence in representational style between citizens & MPs across 13 countries. MPs prefer trusteeship whereas citizens’ preferences are concentrated between the two extremes. Citizens' preferences are driven by ideology, but not MPs’ doi.org/nq7m

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

5/6 🧵In Political Behavior @jacklucas.bsky.social, @liorsheffer.bsky.social & Peter John Loewen find congruent politicians have more accurate perceptions of their constituents' perceptions in 🇨🇦. Learn more about the implications of their findings: doi.org/nq7j

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

6/6 🧵In APSR, Auerbach, Singh, & Thachil study procedural knowledge of politicians in small towns. Survey in 🇮🇳. Results show low levels of procedural knowledge on how to govern. Also show positive association between procedural knowledge & politicians’ effectiveness in office. doi.org/nq7h

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

You care about inequality? Join us on the 28 & 29th of October in Marburg and Gießen at the “Globale Mittelhessen” film festival. We watch and discuss “Tax Wars”, a movie about tax evasion, powerless governments and the fight for a more equal society. Find details here: tinyurl.com/d7zt44cr

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Globale Mittelhessen

Wir zeigen Filme rund um globale Herausforderungen und für globale Gerechtigkeit.

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest September 2024 - Basic income and voting - Unintended electoral effects of land reform - Transparency and redistribution - School spending and electoral incentives - Responsiveness to comments

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

2/6 🧵 In @ajpseditor.bsky.social , Hirvonen, Schafer, & @jannetukiainen.bsky.social show effect of basic income policy on participation. Increases voting by ca 7 ppts among infrequent voters (marginal voters). Effect persists. Operates via increases in trust & efficacy. tinyurl.com/4psm3rcx

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

3/6 🧵 In @thejop.bsky.social Albertus & Schouela study electoral consequences of land reform in 🇵🇹 exploiting arbitrary allocation due to soil mismeasurement. Communists implementing reform didn’t reap benefits as eligible non-beneficiaries & those non-eligible voted against doi.org/nkn3

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

4/6 🧵In @thejop.bsky.social, @jannetukiainen.bsky.social & Dunaiski study the impact of income transparency policy on support for redistribution. Looking at the 🇫🇮 tax day they find that it decreases top earners support for redistribution, while it increases among the young: doi.org/nknz

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

5/6 🧵In @thejop.bsky.social, @brianhamel.bsky.social study school spending & electoral incentives. Spending & electoral data in 🇺🇸. Results show allocation bias towards schools in competitive & supportive districts, especially when parents are a large part of the electorate. doi.org/nkn4

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

6/6 🧵In @ajpseditor.bsky.social ky.social, Sahn examines responsiveness to comments at public planning meetings. Meeting minutes & admin data in 🇺🇸. Results show approvals are generally responsive to the public, but especially to preferences of white commenters & neighborhood groups. doi.org/nkn2

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Enjoying the last rays of summer at our 'Distributive Policies in the Global South' workshop last week. Thanks to all our participants for the great discussions, reflections and exchange of ideas. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! tinyurl.com/38tkd5rt

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Join us for the 'Distributive Politics in the Global South' workshop (Marburg | Sept 19-20). We’ve gathered a great team of researchers to discuss recent work on clientelism, representation, inequality & much more. Check out our program: tinyurl.com/4bxrpxkf #DistributivePolitics #GlobalSouth

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Workshop – Distributive Politics in the Global South – Inequality and Distributive Politics

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

🎓💻✊Our latest blogpost is online! Check out “Young, Academic, Precarious? Taking a closer look at the working conditions of student assistants” to learn about their struggle for labour rights and differences within Germany. shorturl.at/bgBK9

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

The tightening of the #WissZeitVG at German universities further worsens the situation of postdocs. A genuine reform of our academic system is imperative. Otherwise, Hanna will be gone soon. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Ampelkoalition #IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/wissz...

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest #20 - Disaster relief & voting in 🇯🇵 - Interaction of economic & political inequality in Latin America - residential environmental inequality in 🇩🇪 - Fiscal implications of the radical right in 🇪🇺 - Age-related turnout gap in 🇪🇺

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

2/6 🧵In Political Behavior, Fukumoto & Kikuta study effect of disaster relief on voting in Japan. Using rainfall as IV for disaster relief, they find substantial effect on support for governing parties. Suggests retrospective voting behavior. tinyurl.com/5emxf64v

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