Valentina Consiglio
@valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social
PhD @ Uni Zurich & Uni Konstanz. Working on the politics of labour market inequality. Previously @ Bertelsmann Stiftung.
5/ 👉 Economically driven internal migration serves as a structural factor that can contribute to political polarization.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
5/ 👉 Economically driven internal migration serves as a structural factor that can contribute to political polarization.
4/ We also discuss broader political implications:
🔹 As opportunity concentrates, high-opportunity regions accumulate progressive potential.
🔹 Meanwhile, outmigration may deepen grievances in low-opportunity regions.
🔹 As opportunity concentrates, high-opportunity regions accumulate progressive potential.
🔹 Meanwhile, outmigration may deepen grievances in low-opportunity regions.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
4/ We also discuss broader political implications:
🔹 As opportunity concentrates, high-opportunity regions accumulate progressive potential.
🔹 Meanwhile, outmigration may deepen grievances in low-opportunity regions.
🔹 As opportunity concentrates, high-opportunity regions accumulate progressive potential.
🔹 Meanwhile, outmigration may deepen grievances in low-opportunity regions.
3/ Our findings are consistent with theories of political assimilation into more progressive contexts of thriving knowledge hubs.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
3/ Our findings are consistent with theories of political assimilation into more progressive contexts of thriving knowledge hubs.
2/ Our key finding:
🖍️ Moving into high-opportunity regions leads to stronger political integration, more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties.
❗ Crucially, relocation itself does not explain these patterns – only moves to opportunity-rich areas do.
🖍️ Moving into high-opportunity regions leads to stronger political integration, more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties.
❗ Crucially, relocation itself does not explain these patterns – only moves to opportunity-rich areas do.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
2/ Our key finding:
🖍️ Moving into high-opportunity regions leads to stronger political integration, more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties.
❗ Crucially, relocation itself does not explain these patterns – only moves to opportunity-rich areas do.
🖍️ Moving into high-opportunity regions leads to stronger political integration, more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties.
❗ Crucially, relocation itself does not explain these patterns – only moves to opportunity-rich areas do.
1/ We develop a novel multidimensional opportunity index for 401 regions in Germany and merge it with SOEP panel data to study how people respond politically when relocating within the knowledge economy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1/ We develop a novel multidimensional opportunity index for 401 regions in Germany and merge it with SOEP panel data to study how people respond politically when relocating within the knowledge economy.