From Workers to Capitalists in Less than Two Generations: A Study of Chinese Urban Top Group Transformation Between 1988 and 2013
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Changing Minds on Racial Inequality: Focusing on the Reasons Driving the Disparities Is Critical
In this commentary, Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Bennett Callaghan explains why discussing the existence of inequality isn’t enough to change public opinion, and can even backfire.
Coalitional Politics for the Public Good: The Promising Road Ahead
In this commentary, Professor Leslie McCall discusses the Stone Center’s recent Conference on Coalitional Democracy.
To Reduce Inequality, We Need a More Democratic System of Political Representation
In this commentary, Professor Leslie McCall, associate director of the Stone Center, explains why, in the United States, efforts to increase voting access are critical to achieving a more egalitarian society.
CUNY TV: Janet Gornick on Pandemic Economics
Janet Gornick talks about economics and poverty in a time of COVID-19 on CUNY TV.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 3: Coalitions and Social Movements
This panel examines the progress that has been made toward building coalitional movements and durable models of advocacy and activism, both today and in the past, and what remains to be done.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 2: Coalitions and Political Parties
Panelists examine how parties, politicians, and policymakers operate in practice and what is required to confront deep social and economic divisions on the one hand and represent broad, popular interests on the other.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 1: The Theory and Practice of Coalitions
This panel provides a broad introduction to the latest work on coalitions – what they are, why they are so important yet often misunderstood and difficult to achieve, and what needs to be done to move forward in creating broad-based change in the future.
Redistribution Revisited: Insuring Risks in the Long Run
In this blog post, Charlotte Bartels and Dirk Neumann, the authors of a new Stone Center Working Paper, discuss how long-run and annual redistribution diverge in various welfare states, and the implications for policymaking.
Competence in Politicians Is Valued Differently by Voters Across the Socio-Economic Spectrum
In this research spotlight, a study by Bennett Callaghan and his coauthors, Michael Kraus and John Dovidio, examines how voters of different social classes evaluate interpersonal qualities.