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An inquiry into the foundations of PERCeived INEQuality

Projektbeschreibung

Warum Menschen eher von subjektiver Ungleichheit beeinflusst werden

Ungleichheit ist ein wachsendes Phänomen und ein Thema, das sich langsam zu einem der wichtigsten Themen von Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft entwickelt. Forschungsergebnissen zufolge lassen sich Personen eher von subjektiver als von objektiver Ungleichheit beeinflussen. Doch während diese wahrgenommene Ungleichheit immer stärker in den Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit rückt, ist immer noch weitgehend unklar, was sie eigentlich beinhaltet. Wie lässt sie sich verlässlich einordnen? Das EU-finanzierte Projekt PERCINEQ bietet zwei Forschungswege, um eine allgemeine Theorie der wahrgenommenen Ungleichheit zu entwickeln. Wahrnehmungen in verschiedenen Formen menschlichen Verhaltens sollen über eine fachübergreifende Analyse verfügbarer Literatur erklärt werden. Zusätzlich sollen die Hauptmechanismen erforscht werden, die Wahrnehmungen von Ungleichheit auslösen, sowie deren Wirkung auf die Gesellschaft.

Ziel

Rising levels of inequality has become a key political, economic and social issue in recent years. Nevertheless, many studies show that individuals are much more likely to be influenced by subjective rather than objective inequality. For such reason, perceived inequality is becoming an increasingly popular topic among scholars and non-academic experts. Despite the growing number of studies, little is still known about what perceived inequality is exactly and how it can properly measured given that it is a contested, multidimensional and unobservable concept (1 research objective). Moreover, it is still not clear why people wrongly assess it and which are the consequences of such misperception (2 research objective). The first research objective aims at contributing to a general theory of perceived inequality defining perceptions within models of human behaviors through an interdisciplinary review of the literature. Moreover, improved measures of perceived inequality will be elaborated applying cluster analysis to multiple indicators. The second objective of the research focuses on the identification of the main causal mechanisms driving inequality misperceptions (limited rationality or emotional innumeracy) and its consequences in our society. Such objective is pursed through the creation of an original questionnaire and the implementation of a survey experiment for the collection of new data. Doing so, the simultaneous test of the two causal mechanisms can be implemented for the first time in the literature of perceptions of inequality. The survey will also allow to explore the political and economic consequences of misperceiving inequality. When considering political consequences, the research focuses on political unrest and populist voting (e.g. Brexit, Trump, Lega Nord in Italy); while for economic consequences, it focuses on preferences for redistribution. Important policy implications for our knowledge-based society are expected from PERCINEQ.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

Koordinator

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 160 932,48
Adresse
EDIF A CAMPUS DE LA UAB BELLATERRA CERDANYOLA V
08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
Spanien

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Region
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Gesamtkosten
€ 160 932,48