The Cost of Convergence

Berman, Sheri; Kundnani, Hans

doi:10.1353/jod.2021.0013

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“…The limitation of acceptable policy options has often gone hand in hand with the restriction of political ideas in the public scenario, further undermining democratic debate and citizen participation (Chomsky & Barsamian 2003). Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the advent of neoliberalism, several left-wing parties in Europe, traditionally attentive to labour rights and promoting a conception of society based on class struggle, gradually embraced neoliberal ideas and policies (Berman & Kundnani 2021;Undiemi 2021).…”

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Bordering Democracies, Democratising Borders

Mogiani

2024

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Over the past 30 years, border scholars have written extensively on what borders are, where they are located, and how they operate, not just to critically understand their changing role, but also to criticise and denounce their violence and discrimination. Yet borders continue to proliferate, in particular as a response to alleged crises affecting Europe. If borders have always constituted markers of social and cultural identity, the more recent process of European re-bordering, I argue, constitutes a challenge for the democratic system as a whole. Implemented by left-wing and right-wing parties alike, this process seems indeed to have been taken away from public discourse and treated as a technical necessity to solve the crises. Far from being neutral or non-political, however, it has disclosed new forms of racial discrimination, political and economic power, and colonial violence. In order to substantiate my argument, I will 1) provide a brief examination of the recent changes in the concept and practice of democracy, as well as their interrelations with the process of European re-bordering, 2) investigate the socio-political and economic conditions under which the current process of European re-bordering has come about, with particular attention to the increasing role of media and political discourses in shaping public opinion, and 3) discuss the repercussions of the process of European re-bordering on the democratic system. The article will conclude by inviting scholars, civil society members, and any interested party to open up a more open and democratic debate around the unequal and discriminatory practices of bordering.

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Section: Democracy Under Neoliberalismmentioning

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Bordering Democracies, Democratising Borders

Mogiani

2024

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“…Much of the social democratic party decline literature points to the reduction of the proportion of the working class as a key explanatory factor in their decline (Benedetto et al, 2020; Beramendi et al, 2015; Gingrich & Häusermann, 2015; Kitschelt, 1994; Przeworski & Sprague, 1986). However, the party family's embrace of market liberalism has led some to argue that it has led to electoral de‐mobilization and abstention for the lower classes (Berman & Kundnani, 2021; Piketty, 2020).…”

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“…All else being constant, higher turnout should then translate into a greater vote share for leftist parties if they attain the support of the lower class (Bartolini, 2000;Fauvelle-Aymark et al, 2000;Lee & Hwang, 2012;Pacek & Radcliff, 1995). However, the lower class has been gradually moving away from social democrats over the past generation (Arndt, 2013;Bremer & Rennwald, 2022;Gingrich & Häusermann, 2015;Polacko, 2023;Rennwald, 2020), which some attribute to the party family's rightward economic movement since the 1990s (Berman & Kundnani, 2021;Piketty, 2020). These associations among turnout decline, social democratic positions, and income inequality raise important questions.…”

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Turning off the base: Social democracy's neoliberal turn, income inequality, and turnout

Polacko

2023

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Greater party system polarization has recently been shown to influence voter turnout under conditions of higher income inequality. This article builds on these findings by introducing into the framework the policy positions of social democratic parties. It does so through multilevel regression on a sample of 30 advanced democracies in 111 elections, from 1996 to 2019. In doing so, it contributes to the identification of party policy offerings as a mechanism moderating inequality and turnout. It finds that income inequality significantly reduces voter turnout, which is substantially magnified when social democratic parties adopt rightward welfare state positions. It also finds that social democratic parties can largely mitigate the negative effects of inequality on turnout for low‐income individuals by offering leftist welfare state positions. The findings carry important implications for understanding the electoral consequences of both party positioning and rising inequality in advanced democracies.Related ArticlesSimon, Christopher A., and Raymond Tatalovich. 2022. “The Turnout Myth and Referendum Voting in the United States.” Politics & Policy 50(3): 472–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12483.Stockemer, Daniel, and Stephanie Parent. 2013. “The Inequality Turnout Nexus: New Evidence from Presidential Elections.” Politics & Policy 42(2): 221–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12067.Wilford, Allan M. 2020. “Understanding the Competing Effects of Economic Hardship and Income Inequality on Voter Turnout.” Politics & Policy 48(2): 314–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12344.

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“…Esto permitió la adaptación y el acomodamiento de las élites aun en medio de una fuerte polarización ideológica. Sin embargo, el debilitamiento de este anclaje social en el siglo xxi y la dilución de las ofertas ideológicas claras por parte de los partidos mayoritarios han visto el ascenso de la derecha radical y los partidos populistas en varios países de Europa Occidental (Berman & Kundnani, 2021).…”

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Reflections on Populism and Polarization in Latin America, and Consequences for Democracy

McCoy¹

2022

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The Cost of Convergence

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Bordering Democracies, Democratising Borders

Turning off the base: Social democracy's neoliberal turn, income inequality, and turnout

Reflections on Populism and Polarization in Latin America, and Consequences for Democracy

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