Joint Workshop on distributive politics in advanced democracies

Location: University of Zürich

December 5, 2019 (Room AFL F-172/173)

14.00 Welcome and Introduction

14.10-14.50 ERC Welfarepriorities: questions, goals, data (Häusermann) www.welfarepriorities.eu

14.50-15.30 ERC Unequal Democracies: questions, goals, data (Pontusson/Giger) https://unequaldemocracies.unige.ch/en/home/

Panel #1: Measurement issues and the context of distributive politics   

15.40-16.20

•  Macarena Ares (& Matthias Enggist, Silja Häusermann, Michael Pinggera):
  “Attitudinal constraint in welfare priorities: political interest and welfare publics”
• Discussant: tbd

16.20-17.00

• Matthias Enggist (& Silja Häusermann, Macarena Ares, Michael Pinggera): “Fiscal austerity perceptions and how they depress solidarity”
• Discussant: Max Joosten

17.10-17.50

• Elisa Volpi (&Nathalie Giger) : “Not visible enough? Politicians’ explanations of economic inequality and their consequences”
• Discussant: Michele Fenzl

17.50-18.30

• Nadja Mosimann (& Jonas Pontusson): Title tba (implications of union decline and the changing composition of unions for the politics of
  redistribution)
• Discussant: Tarik Abou-Chadi

December 6, 2019 (AFL E-003)

Panel #2: Supply side and representation

9.00-9.40

• Anna-Lena Nadler: “Immigrant-origin candidates: an electoral strategy of political parties? How political and economic context affects parties’ nomination of candidates with immigration background”
• Discussant: Ari Ray

9.40-10.20

• Michael Pinggera (& Matthias Enggist): “Radical right parties and their welfare state stances – not so blurry after all?”
• Discussant: Elif Kayran

10.20-11.00

• Jan Rosset: “The electoral roots of unequal representation. Party supply and spatial voting in Europe.”
• Discussant: Denise Traber

Panel #3: Demand side and electoral sociology

11.15-11.55

• Delia Zollinger (& Thomas Kurer, Silja Häusermann): «Economic opportunities and electoral preferences»
• Discussant: Mariana Alvarado

11.55-12.35

• Line Rennwald: “A forgotten middle class? Perceptions of representation and the role of labour in a comparative perspective”
• Discussant: Thomas Kurer

12.35-13.00 Final discussion