Still Going Strong? The Social and Political Relevance of Class Identification Over Time in Four Countries
Published online on January 07, 2026
Abstract
Comparative Political Studies, Ahead of Print.
According to influential theories of modernization and individualization, social class has ceased to be relevant to citizens and their political behaviour in Western countries; class has been proclaimed ‘dead’. The argument is particularly strong at the ...
According to influential theories of modernization and individualization, social class has ceased to be relevant to citizens and their political behaviour in Western countries; class has been proclaimed ‘dead’. The argument is particularly strong at the ...