Jason Beckfield: Unequal Europe: Regional Integration and the Rise of European Inequality

Jason Beckfield, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. Abstract The Euro-crisis of 2009–2012 and the UK’s 2016 vote to leave the EU vividly demonstrated that EU policies matter for the distribut

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When trusting the state is not enough: broader institutional trust and public support for energy transition policies

Environmental Sociology Abstract Existing research shows that public attitudes toward climate policies reflect political trust. Support for some policies may reflect not only trust in the state and its

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Stefan Svallfors keynote speaker at postdoctoral conference on the future of welfare state studies

The conference Future of Welfare State Studies Conference was held in Umeå for postdoctoral researchers, on May 15–17. It included parallel sessions focusing on the most central aspects in the researc' address had the title .

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