VILLA VIGONI
Political Equality in Unequal SocietiesWorkshop on Participation, Representation and Public Policy June 4 – 8, 2018 | Villa Vigoni (near Milan), Italy
Political Equality in Unequal Societies
Participation, Representation and Public Policy
Villa Vigoni | June 4–8, 2018
Monday, June 4
Arrival at the Villa Vigoni
19:00 Dinner
Tuesday, June 5
09:00 Welcome and Introduction: Claudia Landwehr & Armin Schäfer
09:15 – 10:45
Panel I: Social Selectivity and Unequal Voice
Panel chair: Armin Schäfer
Frank Nullmeier
The Social Selectivity of Political Procedures
Kay Schlozman
Unequal Political Voice in the New American Gilded Age:
Has It Always Been This Way?
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45
Panel II: Wealth and Income Inequalities
Panel chair: Thomas Saalfeld
Hanna Lierse
Wealth Inequality and Democratic Representation
Laura Seelkopf
The Demise of the “Death Tax”:
The Worldwide Abolition of Inheritance Taxation, 1970–2017
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
Participation, Representation, and Public Policy
Panel III: Political Geography of Inequality
Panel Chair: Kris-Stella Trump
Jessica Trounstine
The Local Geography of Inequality
Margaret Weir
America’s Two Worlds of Welfare:
Subnational Institutions and Social Assistance in Metropolitan America
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00
Panel IV: Political Participation & Protest
Panel chair: Claudia Landwehr
Christopher Ojeda
Political Participation and Habit
Kris-Stella Trump
Black Lives Matter:
Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity
Wednesday, June 6
9:00 – 10:30
Panel V: Unequal Efficacy
Panel chair: Armin Schäfer
Claudia Landwehr
Individual Resilience and Collective Action:
Causes of Unequal Political Efficacy
Jale Tosun
The Personal is Political:
How Experiences with Public Employment Services Impact Young People’s Political Efficacy
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
Panel VI: Politics against People?
Panel chair: Thomas Saalfeld
Jane Gingrich & Ben Ansell
Policy and Politics in Disjuncture
Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson
Plutocrats with Pitchforks:
The Distinctive Politics of Right-Wing Populism in the United States
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
Afternoon: Boat trip to Bellagio
Thursday, June 7
9:00 – 10:30
Panel VII: Inequality and the Welfare State
Panel chair: Claudia Landwehr
Philipp Rehm
Risks Perceptions
Ann Orloff
Gendered Labor Policies and Women’s Participatory Parity: Old Dilemmas and New Challenges
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00
Panel VIII: Unequal Responsiveness and Welfare State Change
Panel chair: Armin Schäfer
Marius Busemeyer
Policy Feedback and Biases in Responsiveness in the Politics of the Social Investment State in Europe
Lea Elsässer
Representational Inequality and Welfare State Change
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00
Panel IX: Non-Responsiveness and Political Protest
Panel chair: Kris-Stella Trump
Jonas Pontusson
Unequal Representation in Comparative Perspective:
Literature Review and Research Program
Silja Häusermann
Economic Grievances, Political Grievances and Non-responsiveness of Elites as Drivers of Political Protest
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00
Panel X: Beyond Responsiveness?
Panel chair: Thomas Saalfeld
Armin Schäfer
Unequal Representation and the Populist Vote
Peter K. Enns
Reconsidering the Unequal Representation Thesis and Its Implications for Inequality in the United States
Friday, June 8: Departure
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