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Democracy From Within: A Democratic Cultural Schema in the US Public

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Are members of the public still committed to democracy? Existing studies often ask whether members of the public sanction political actors who break institutional or procedural norms. In contrast, we study a shared cultural horizon, which grounds democracy as a way of living.
Johan Gøtzsche‐Astrup, Oluf Gøtzsche‐Astrup   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Electoral Class Gap: Working‐Class Non‐Voting on the Rise in Twenty‐First Century Norway

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing working‐class disengagement from politics witnessed in Western democracies in recent decades poses a serious threat to democratic legitimacy. Crucial in meeting this challenge is scrutinising arenas that connect disadvantaged groups of the electorate to politics.
Vebjørn Nordhagen
wiley   +1 more source

Is There a ‘Cancel Culture’, and if so, for Whom? Rank‐Based Differences in Restrictions on Academic Freedom

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the relationship between academic career ranks and restrictions on academic freedom. Drawing on a representative survey of 9083 full‐time academics at German higher education institutions, we examine how academics across different career ranks assess their freedom in teaching and research.
Julian Hamann, Gregor Fabian, Christiane Thompson, Paula‐Irene Villa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Populism in Southern Europe: The Role of Individual National Characteristics in Explaining Cross-National Variation of Populist Outcomes

The past decade witnessed the abrupt rise in power of populist parties in several European countries, particularly since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. The surge of populism exacerbated the economic situation and destabilized the political system
Ali El Sayed Matwly, Sara
core   +1 more source

The Road to Nowhere: Being Rooted in a Region Does Little to Predict Support for Populist Parties or Opposition to Migration and Social Change

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In his influential book The road to somewhere David Goodhart claims that a split between a majority of people who are rooted in particular places or groups (the “Somewheres”) and a minority of people who are or can be at home anywhere in the world (the “Anywheres”) is at the heart of many contemporary political conflicts. According to him, the
Achim Hildebrandt, Eva‐Maria Trüdinger, Simon Stocker, Ilirjana Ajazaj   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Symbolic Organisation of Political Antagonism: An Integrative Model of Cultural and Social Polarisation

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops a cultural and relational model of political polarisation that integrates insights from currently disconnected streams of scholarship to conceive polarisation as a discursive and performative struggle over sacred meanings.
Werner Binder, Matthias Revers, Marcus Morgan, María Luengo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

EUPopLink Country report - Spain. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Roch J, Ramiro L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Worrying Expertise: Representation and Expert Knowledge in Trade Unions

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies of professionalisation, oligarchy and expertise have asked how expertise affects democratic representation in professionalised membership organisations. This article approaches that problem from the other direction by examining the role of representation in the production of expert knowledge.
Staffan Edling
wiley   +1 more source

EUPopLink Country report - Serbia. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Lazarevic A, Markovic A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Framing Political Change: Can a Left Populism Disrupt the Rise of the Reactionary Right? Comment on "Politics, Power, Poverty and Global Health: Systems and Frames". [PDF]

Int J Health Policy Manag, 2017
Labonté R.
europepmc   +1 more source