ERC Consolidator Grant 2019 POLINEQUAL
The Politicisation of Economic Inequality: The Impact of Welfare Regimes, Elites’ Discourse and Media Frames on Citizens’ Perceptions, Justice Evaluations and Political Behaviour
POLINEQUAL is a comparative research project which focuses on understanding the causes and political consequences of citizens’ perceptions of economic inequality in France, Great Britain and Sweden. It is affiliated with the Université Grenoble Alpes, CESICE and Sciences Po Grenoble UGA. Financed for the duration of 60 months and extended by another 12 months, it started on October 1st 2020 and was terminated on September 30th 2026.
This project has received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 866340-Polinequal-ERC-2019-COG
FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN
SWEDEN
POLINEQUAL aims to investigate the causes and mechanisms that motivate citizens to respond to economic inequality. Conceptually, it is based on four central assumptions:
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Perceptions of economic inequality are informed by facts, ideological cues, media representations and personal heuristics.
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Perceptions and evaluations are malleable to the extent that economic inequality is being politicized and becomes politically salient.
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Politically salient perceptions and evaluations of economic inequality evoke emotional, attitudinal and behavioural responses.