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Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities - A Study of Fifty Democracies, 1948-2020 (Hardcover)
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Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities - A Study of Fifty Democracies, 1948-2020 (Hardcover)
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The empirical starting point for anyone who wants to understand
political cleavages in the democratic world, based on a unique
dataset covering fifty countries since World War II. Who votes for
whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the world
not led to renewed class-based conflicts, seeming instead to have
come with the emergence of new divides over identity and
integration? News analysts, scholars, and citizens interested in
exploring those questions inevitably lack relevant data, in
particular the kinds of data that establish historical and
international context. Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities
provides the missing empirical background, collecting and examining
a treasure trove of information on the dynamics of polarization in
modern democracies. The chapters draw on a unique set of surveys
conducted between 1948 and 2020 in fifty countries on five
continents, analyzing the links between voters' political
preferences and socioeconomic characteristics, such as income,
education, wealth, occupation, religion, ethnicity, age, and
gender. This analysis sheds new light on how political movements
succeed in coalescing multiple interests and identities in
contemporary democracies. It also helps us understand the
conditions under which conflicts over inequality become politically
salient, as well as the similarities and constraints of voters
supporting ethnonationalist politicians like Narendra Modi, Jair
Bolsonaro, Marine Le Pen, and Donald Trump. Bringing together
cutting-edge data and historical analysis, editors Amory Gethin,
Clara Martinez-Toledano, and Thomas Piketty offer a vital resource
for understanding the voting patterns of the present and the likely
sources of future political conflict.
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