Unequal Democracies Workshop June 24-25, 2020

Location: University of Geneva

June 24, 2020 - Room 2150, Uni Mail and via visio

13.15-14.15  Panel #1     

• Jérémie Poltier and Max Joosten : PhD projects
• Discussant: Nathalie Giger

14.15-15.30 Panel #2

• Noam Lupu, “Nascent Ambition and Government by the Privileged”, (paper with Nick Carnes)

15.30-16.00 Break

16.00-17.30 Panel #3

• Konstantin Käppner and Jonas Pontusson, “Unequal Representation in Comparative Perspective”
• Discussant: Jan Rosset

• Line Rennwald and Jonas Pontusson, “A Forgotten Working Class”
• Discussant: Nadja Mosimann

June 25, 2020 - Room 2150, Uni Mail and via visio

9.45-12.00 Panel #4

• Anna-Lena Nadler, “HeterogenousElectorates? Immigrant and Native Policy Preferences and Vote Choice Compared”
• Discussant: Mariana Alvarado

• ElifNazKayran, “Group ConflictTheory Revisited: SocioeconomicRiskExposure, In-Group Threats, and Reactions to Immigration."
• Discussant: Nadja Mosimann

• ElisaVolpi, Nathalie Giger and Davy-Kim Lascombes, "The social democratic problem with inequality: How mainstream left parties lose the issue ownership over inequality and how this matters for their electoral support"
• Discussant: Line Rennwald

13.30-15.00 Panel #5

• Davy-Kim Lascombes, "Drivers of fairness evaluations: Self-interest, perceived inequalities, and ideology"
• Discussant: Konstantin Käppner

• Mariana Alvarado, "Comparative Tax Fairness: Experimental Evidence"
• Discussant: Elif Naz Kayran

15.00-15.15 Break

15.15-16.30 Panel #6

• Nathalie Giger and Luzia Helfer, “The fairness of inequality for political elites and citizens: What explains the difference?”
• Discussant: Anna-Lena Nadler

• Jan Rosset, “Explanations for Poverty and Demand for Social Policy", (paper with Lionel Marquis)
• Discussant: Elisa Volpi

16.30-17.30 Wrap-up discussion