Jona de Jong
@jonadejong.bsky.social
Postdoc in Sociology at Utrecht University; PhD from @EUI_EU
Polarization | Cleavages | Social Networks | Political Sociology www.jonadejong.com
Polarization | Cleavages | Social Networks | Political Sociology www.jonadejong.com
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Jona de Jong
@jonadejong.bsky.social
· Jun 19
Very happy that my doctoral thesis was awarded the EUI's Linz Rokkan Prize in Political Sociology. I am grateful to my supervisors, Hanspeter Kriesi and @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, and @eui-sps.bsky.social's amazing research ecosystem. The thesis can be read here (cadmus.eui.eu/entities/pub...)
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We stress the importance of social structure for polarization along a new cleavage --> policies shaping network segregation matter!
Also see this paper by @jonadejong.bsky.social @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social who come to similar conclusions based on different data/countries. tinyurl.com/47edtwtc
Also see this paper by @jonadejong.bsky.social @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social who come to similar conclusions based on different data/countries. tinyurl.com/47edtwtc
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We stress the importance of social structure for polarization along a new cleavage --> policies shaping network segregation matter!
Also see this paper by @jonadejong.bsky.social @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social who come to similar conclusions based on different data/countries. tinyurl.com/47edtwtc
Also see this paper by @jonadejong.bsky.social @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social who come to similar conclusions based on different data/countries. tinyurl.com/47edtwtc
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How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
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It's Monday morning, so time to share my new Substack: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle... (caution: I'm very far from being a sociologist so pls do provide feedback)
“We All Ended Up in Islington”: The Hidden Multi-Dimensionality of UK Segregation
This post introduces a new Composite Segregation Index combining ethnicity, class, and education to capture spatial sorting - and shows why UK's census architecture hides the social dynamic beneath.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's Monday morning, so time to share my new Substack: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle... (caution: I'm very far from being a sociologist so pls do provide feedback)
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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
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🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Jona de Jong awarded 2025 Linz Rokkan Prize
This years Linz Rokkan Prize for the Best EUI Doctoral Thesis in Political Sociology was awarded to Jona de Jong during the EUI Degree Conferring Ceremony on
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July 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
New publication in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with Delia Baldassarri. We show that in the US, social relationships remain politically heterogeneous, and that heterogeneous close ties and acquaintances lower partisan animosity through distinct mechanisms. A thread on the main findings:
July 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New publication in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with Delia Baldassarri. We show that in the US, social relationships remain politically heterogeneous, and that heterogeneous close ties and acquaintances lower partisan animosity through distinct mechanisms. A thread on the main findings:
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Where's Wally?
No, that's me proudly celebrating four great PhD students flying out!
@awaldendorf.bsky.social @jonadejong.bsky.social Pedro Martin and Anna Clemente @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
No, that's me proudly celebrating four great PhD students flying out!
@awaldendorf.bsky.social @jonadejong.bsky.social Pedro Martin and Anna Clemente @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Where's Wally?
No, that's me proudly celebrating four great PhD students flying out!
@awaldendorf.bsky.social @jonadejong.bsky.social Pedro Martin and Anna Clemente @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
No, that's me proudly celebrating four great PhD students flying out!
@awaldendorf.bsky.social @jonadejong.bsky.social Pedro Martin and Anna Clemente @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social
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I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
June 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
Very happy that my doctoral thesis was awarded the EUI's Linz Rokkan Prize in Political Sociology. I am grateful to my supervisors, Hanspeter Kriesi and @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, and @eui-sps.bsky.social's amazing research ecosystem. The thesis can be read here (cadmus.eui.eu/entities/pub...)
June 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Very happy that my doctoral thesis was awarded the EUI's Linz Rokkan Prize in Political Sociology. I am grateful to my supervisors, Hanspeter Kriesi and @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, and @eui-sps.bsky.social's amazing research ecosystem. The thesis can be read here (cadmus.eui.eu/entities/pub...)
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Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
PhD Researcher - Scientific project on Education-based social identities
PhD Researcher - Scientific project on Education-based social identities
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June 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
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For today’s edition of @volkskrant.nl, I talked to @loesreijmer.bsky.social about my work on the normalization of far-right views and what that means for European democracies.
If you’re interested, you can find the text here: www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...
If you’re interested, you can find the text here: www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...
Hoe kon radicaal-rechts zo groot worden? ‘Deze groep kiezers was er altijd al, maar hield zich stil vanwege de sociale consequenties’
Hoe komt het dat radicaal-rechtse partijen de afgelopen jaren zo enorm zijn gegroeid? Het antwoord van politicoloog Vicente Valentim: de gevoelens waren er altijd, maar de schaamte om ze te uiten is v...
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May 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For today’s edition of @volkskrant.nl, I talked to @loesreijmer.bsky.social about my work on the normalization of far-right views and what that means for European democracies.
If you’re interested, you can find the text here: www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...
If you’re interested, you can find the text here: www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...
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🚨 Jobs 🚨
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL).
Check them out here:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL).
Check them out here:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — 2 Assistant Professors: International Relations (option a) and EU Politics and Governance (option b
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science with a specializat...
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May 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚨 Jobs 🚨
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL).
Check them out here:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL).
Check them out here:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Join our wonderful department!
Political theory/philosophy job in our Department!
Deadline 26 May.
Happy to answer questions by email.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Deadline 26 May.
Happy to answer questions by email.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Theory
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Theory. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of polit...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join our wonderful department!
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Tax cuts for the rich lead to higher income inequality. However, they do not have any significant effect on economic growth or unemployment.
Empirical evidence for advanced economies over 1965-2015:
Empirical evidence for advanced economies over 1965-2015:
May 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Tax cuts for the rich lead to higher income inequality. However, they do not have any significant effect on economic growth or unemployment.
Empirical evidence for advanced economies over 1965-2015:
Empirical evidence for advanced economies over 1965-2015:
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🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
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#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
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April 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
In the latest issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social, my article with Jonne Kamphorst in which we propose that educationally homogeneous social networks contribute to the stabilization of political conflict on the cultural dimension. A short thread on the main findings:
Link: doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Link: doi.org/10.1177/0010...
April 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In the latest issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social, my article with Jonne Kamphorst in which we propose that educationally homogeneous social networks contribute to the stabilization of political conflict on the cultural dimension. A short thread on the main findings:
Link: doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Link: doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
April 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
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I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe
Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos
lu.varbi.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
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Veel berichten over de opkomst van populistisch rechts gaan over manieren om kiezers op andere gedachten te brengen: alsof alleen zíj moeten veranderen.
Terwijl je ook de gevolgen van je eigen hoogopgeleide positie eens wat vaker zou kunnen onderzoeken.
Mijn eerste stuk voor @decorrespondent.nl
Terwijl je ook de gevolgen van je eigen hoogopgeleide positie eens wat vaker zou kunnen onderzoeken.
Mijn eerste stuk voor @decorrespondent.nl
In Holland staat een zuil: hoe hoogopgeleiden zich steeds meer afzonderen van de rest van Nederland
In een halve eeuw groeide het aantal hoogopgeleiden in Nederland explosief. Daarnaast isoleren zij zich steeds meer: eigen sportclubs, eigen scholen, eigen media, eigen wijken. Deze ‘verzuiling’ blijf...
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February 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Veel berichten over de opkomst van populistisch rechts gaan over manieren om kiezers op andere gedachten te brengen: alsof alleen zíj moeten veranderen.
Terwijl je ook de gevolgen van je eigen hoogopgeleide positie eens wat vaker zou kunnen onderzoeken.
Mijn eerste stuk voor @decorrespondent.nl
Terwijl je ook de gevolgen van je eigen hoogopgeleide positie eens wat vaker zou kunnen onderzoeken.
Mijn eerste stuk voor @decorrespondent.nl
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@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
February 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".
#polisky #academicsky
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor in International Relations, join us in Amsterdam werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/as...
Vacature — Assistant Professor (UD) in Political Science
Do you have a strong research agenda in international relations? Are you motivated to teach talented Bachelor students? Then please apply for this position that combines research at VU Political Scien...
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January 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor in International Relations, join us in Amsterdam werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/as...
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‼️ Hiring ‼️
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
‼️ Hiring ‼️
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Ik schreef een essay voor @trouw.nl over een herzuiling langs opleidingslijnen en de politieke gevolgen. Hier online te lezen, morgen in het weekendmagazine Tijdgeest!
www.trouw.nl/ts-bc366589/
www.trouw.nl/ts-bc366589/
Hoe de nieuwe zuil van hoogopgeleiden polarisatie in de hand werkt
De verzuiling ligt weliswaar achter ons, maar in de huidige samenleving is een nieuwe zuil ontstaan van hogeropgeleiden, stelt onderzoeker Jona de Jong. Dat heeft grote invloed op het stemgedrag in Ne...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ik schreef een essay voor @trouw.nl over een herzuiling langs opleidingslijnen en de politieke gevolgen. Hier online te lezen, morgen in het weekendmagazine Tijdgeest!
www.trouw.nl/ts-bc366589/
www.trouw.nl/ts-bc366589/
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⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University Assistant (postdoc)
University Assistant (postdoc)
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December 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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Today, feeling close to cosmopolitans or feminists separates voters of the left from right voters who identify with people who are down to earth and hard working.
Yet, these identities do have structural roots, just like class identities did.
Our short CUP book on cleavage formation is out in OA.
Yet, these identities do have structural roots, just like class identities did.
Our short CUP book on cleavage formation is out in OA.
New Cambridge Element 'Cleavage Formation in the 21st Century' by Simon Bornschier, @lhaffert.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, Marco Steenberge & @dpzollinger.bsky.social out now!
Read #OpenAccess here: cup.org/3ZLtQ0o
#cambridgeelements #politics
Read #OpenAccess here: cup.org/3ZLtQ0o
#cambridgeelements #politics
December 15, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Today, feeling close to cosmopolitans or feminists separates voters of the left from right voters who identify with people who are down to earth and hard working.
Yet, these identities do have structural roots, just like class identities did.
Our short CUP book on cleavage formation is out in OA.
Yet, these identities do have structural roots, just like class identities did.
Our short CUP book on cleavage formation is out in OA.