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Growing economic inequality affects most countries around the world and is particularly puzzling in the context of democracy, where we would expect majorities to demand redistribution and levelling. In this course, we study the political determinants and consequences of economic (in)equality from a country comparative perspective, with a main focus on the underlying behavioural and party-political dynamics. The course introduces students to the theories, concepts, and measures used to study the politics of inequality. We focus on economic inequality within countries. The guiding questions are: 1) What is economic inequality 2) Should and could it be the subject of (party) political steering? 3) Do voters want (more) redistribution and why (not)? 4) Do parties respond to pressures and why (not)? |
