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Joel Stillerman

@jstillerman.bsky.social

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Sociologist, Assoc. Ed. for Soc. at Lat. Am. Res. Rev. Chile, labor, consumption, middle classes. Book: Identity Investments: www.sup.org/books/title/?id=32853 2024 ASA Consumpt. Distinguished Scholarly publication Award.

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New open access article on fear of crime in Chile. Check it out! academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My new chapter is out! This piece revisits longstanding debates about the relationship between middle classes and democracy through an examination of countries in the Global South. Check it out! academic.oup.com/edited-volum... #Middle Classes #Global South #Democracy #Development #Social Movements

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This paper revisits classic discussions linking middle class expansion to democratization. I find that middle classes in the Global South have an ambivalent relationship to democracy that is context specific. #middleclass #GlobalSouth #democracy #politics

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This paper focuses on conflicting attitudes regarding crime across different groups in Chile’s middle classes. Rather than holding uniformly punitive attitudes, middle class attitudes vary based on on social position and political ideology. The talk of crime is linked to symbolic boundaries.

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Hi all, if you’re attending #LASA2025 this week, please consider joining one of these sessions I’m participating in. Thanks! #sociology #Chile #LatinAmerica