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Beschreibung

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Today's political debates are fiercely polarized. But looking beyond the headlines, this book shows that ordinary citizens hold much more nuanced, less divided views.

Drawing on rich survey data and group discussions, this work maps four major areas of conflict: migration, climate change, diversity, and economic justice.

Across these conflicts, most citizens take positions that are middle-of-the-road, contradictory, or undecided. It is only certain 'trigger points' - like gendered pronouns or refugee admissions - that predictably ignite tensions and deep disagreement.

Political entrepreneurs know this and weaponize trigger points for their agenda. Yet the real key to contemporary conflicts, the book argues, lies in social inequality.

This is a vital work that maps today's political landscape without sensationalism, offering a fresh lens on public debate.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Today's political debates are fiercely polarized. But looking beyond the headlines, this book shows that ordinary citizens hold much more nuanced, less divided views.

Drawing on rich survey data and group discussions, this work maps four major areas of conflict: migration, climate change, diversity, and economic justice.

Across these conflicts, most citizens take positions that are middle-of-the-road, contradictory, or undecided. It is only certain 'trigger points' - like gendered pronouns or refugee admissions - that predictably ignite tensions and deep disagreement.

Political entrepreneurs know this and weaponize trigger points for their agenda. Yet the real key to contemporary conflicts, the book argues, lies in social inequality.

This is a vital work that maps today's political landscape without sensationalism, offering a fresh lens on public debate.

Über den Autor

Steffen Mau is Director at the Max Planck Institute of Political and Social Science and Professor of Macrosociology at Humboldt-University of Berlin.

Thomas Lux is Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Political and Social Science.

Linus Westheuser is Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Political and Social Science.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Sozialarbeit
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781529254037
ISBN-10: 1529254035
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Westheuser, Linus
Mau, Steffen
Lux, Thomas
Hersteller: Bristol University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 230 x 153 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Linus Westheuser (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2026
Gewicht: 0,462 kg
Artikel-ID: 136019022