Leslie McCall Discusses How Social Scientists Frame Research About Polarization
Leslie McCall, the associate director of the Stone Center, appeared on a recent episode of the Sociology for Dark Times podcast.
Americans Dreaming: Work and the Politics of Racial Resentment
In this post, Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Enobong (Anna) Branch and her co-author Caroline Hanley explore themes from their recently published book, Work in Black and White: Striving for the American Dream.
Tax Principles, Policy Feedback, and Self-Interest: Cross-National Experimental Evidence on Wealth Tax Preferences
M. Schechtl and D. Tisch. Socio-Economic Review. 2023.
Leslie McCall Awarded Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Fellowship
Leslie McCall, the associate director of the Stone Center, was named a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar for the 2023–2024 year.
Leslie McCall: The Multidimensional Politics of Inequality, LSE Event
In the inaugural Social Policy Lecture at LSE, Leslie McCall presents a novel analytical framework for the understanding of popular responses to economic inequality.
Branko Milanovic: Expert Knowledge and Policy-Making, EUI Interview
Branko Milanovic discusses expert knowledge and policy-making in this interview by Miloš Vojinović of the European University Institute (EUI) as part of their series on the crisis of expert knowledge and authority.
A New Study Shows That Status Signals Have Potentially Large Effects on Compassionate Giving
A new study by Bennett Callaghan of the Stone Center, Quinton Delgadillo, and Michael Kraus investigates how signals indicating relatively higher or lower social class are linked to helping people in need.
As the Nordic Model Gains Surprising Popularity in the U.S., Lane Kenworthy Assesses Its Potential Advantages for Families
In this interview, University of California-San Diego sociologist and Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Lane Kenworthy discusses his latest book, “Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?”
New Study Reveals Public Support for Reducing Pay Inequality Within Major U.S. Corporations
A new study by Stockholm University’s Arvid Lindh and the Stone Center’s Leslie McCall reveals preferences among Americans for policies that reduce pay inequality within major U.S. corporations — which in turn challenges assumptions about support for free markets.
Bringing the Market In: An Expanded Framework for Understanding Popular Responses to Economic Inequality
A. Lindh and L. McCall. Socio-Economic Review. 2022.