The EBRD has just published an interesting report on demographic change. There is a very good chapter on the political economy of demographic change where they build on my research to argue that addressing the challenges that ageing creates is complicated by the different policy priorities of different age groups.
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How and why actual class decline leads to far-right party support
Does downward class mobility increase the likelihood of voting for far-right parties? If so, why, and through which mechanisms? How important is the group of downwardly mobile individuals for driving far-right party success? In a new article with Alexi Gugushvili and Daphne Halikiopoulou we argue that downward class mobility significantly affects far-right voting but only under specific conditions.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine has had a major impact on European politics, but how has it affected public opinion? Using data from the European Social Survey, Margaryta Klymak and I find in a recent LSE blog that the war has increased trust in politics in Europe, strengthened support for democracy and freedom, and fostered positive views of immigration and redistribution.
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