Events

Unequal Democracies Workshop September 5-6, 2022

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September 5, 2022 : Château de Bossey

14:00-15:30    Panel #1

Jérémie Poltier, Jonas Pontusson and Jan Rosset, "Inequality, Income Growth and Pubic Support for Redistribution"

Jérémie Poltier, "Political Channels of Business Influence: The Multi-Dimensionality of Economic Preferences in Export-led Switzerland."

Discussants: Line Rennwald, Davy-Kim Lascombes

15:30-16:00     Break

16:00-18:00     Panel #2

Jan Rosset and Jonas Pontusson, "Income Inequality, Policy Preferences and Policy Responsiveness: Western Europe 2008-19."

Armin Schäfer, "Losers' Dissent and Winners' Consent: How Election Results Shape Populists' Views on Democracy."

Discussants: Nathalie Giger, Konstantin Käppner

 

September 6, 2022 : Château de Bossey

8:30-10:00    Panel #3

Max Joosten, "Follow and Form: Variation in Parties' Relation to Public Opinion."

Ari Ray, "Heightened Disproportions: Pro-Pluralism Reforms and Class Representation in Politics."

Discussants : Nathalie Giger, Anna-Lena Nadler

10:00-10:30     Break

10:30-12:00     Panel #4

Nadja Mosimann and Line Rennwald, "Union Membership, the Saliency of Inequality and Electoral Demand for Redistribution."

Ari Ray and Jonas Pontusson, "Trade Unions and the Electoral Decline of the Swedish Left."

Discussants : Armin Schäfer, Konstantin Käppner

12:00-13:30     Lunch

13:30-15:00    Panel #5

Elisa Volpi and Nathalie Giger, "Looking for Cues? A Survey Experiment on Citizens' Information Seeking Behavior."

Nathalie Giger, "How the Assignment of Responsibility Influences the Link between Inequality and Redistribution Preferences."

Discussants : Armin Schäfer, Mariana Alvarado

15:00-15:30    Wrap-up