Between class conflict and culture war. How left-right self-positioning reflects elite conflict and social-economic context

Simon OtjesLeiden University, Slaven ŽivkovićDeFacto Consultancy, Alexia KatsanidouGESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, and Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne

Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

Published online on May 15, 2025

Abstract

Party Politics, Ahead of Print.
The meaning of left-right ideology has been changing in European democracies. The left-right conflict has been traditionally understood in economic terms, pitting those who favour a more equal income distribution against those who believe that economic ...