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The Welfare State and the Democratic Citizen

How Social Policies Shape Political Equality

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Authors:
  1. Jennifer Shore

    1. Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

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  • Integrates the study of political behaviour and social policy
  • Discusses the conceptualisation of democracies and the ways in which political inequality can harm democratic societies
  • Utilises survey data from the European Social Survey, World Values Survey, and Comparative Study of Electoral Systems

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 1-7

  3. Democracies and Their Citizens

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 9-27

  4. Why Context Matters: The Role of Public Policy

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 29-51

  5. Empirical Approaches to the Study of Democratic Citizens and Welfare States

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 53-73

  6. The Impact of Social Policy on Democratic Citizenship

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 75-136

  7. Consequences of Unequal Citizenship

    • Jennifer Shore
    Pages 137-152

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 153-166
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About this book

This book examines the ways in which the welfare state impacts levels and distributions of political participation and democratic support in Western democracies. Going beyond the traditional contextual accounts of political behaviour, which primarily focus on political institutions or the socio-economic climate, this book looks specifically at the impact of public policy on a variety of political behaviours and attitudes. 

Drawing on the theoretical insights from the policy feedback approach, the author argues and empirically demonstrates that generous social policy offerings can not only foster democratic citizenship by promoting a more inclusive political culture, but are most beneficial to citizens who are otherwise excluded from political life in many other societies.  


This book will appeal most to scholars in the fields of political science and sociology who are especially interested in the welfare state, public policy, political sociology, and inequality. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Jennifer Shore

About the author

Jennifer Shore is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mannheim Center for European Social Research at the University of Mannheim, Germany. 

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