Trajectories and Political Consequences of Inequality in Southern Europe

Abstract

In recent decades, widening inequalities strain the foundations of democratic legitimacy and social cohesion across contemporary democracies. Due to its recent history of severe economic crises which, among other things, led to downward socioeconomic mobility for large parts of the population, the region of Southern Europe offers a critical vantage point for examining the multifaceted consequences of rising inequality.The current panel invites quantitative and qualitative research on the contemporary forms and consequences of inequality in the countries of Southern Europe. Proposals that will be considered include either comparative papers or case studies that empirically examine trajectories as well as qualitative aspect of inequality, their connections to political outcomes at the mass level (electoral behavior, political (non)participation, policy preferences) or policy/programmatic responses at the party and/or government levels.

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