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WealthTalks

Why does the public oppose wealth inequality but not support measures to change the distribution of wealth? WealthTalks offers a novel perspective on the production and reproduction of wealth by examining how ordinary citizens discuss wealth and inequality in everyday conversations.

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This project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation

 

It has 5 Co-PIs:

Flavio Alex de Oliveira Carvalhaes (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro); 

Chana Teeger (LSE);

Jeremy Seekings (University of Cape Town); 

David Schieferdecker (Freie Universität Berlin); and Jonathan Mijs (Boston University). 

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Project Partners are:

Graziella Moraes Silva (Graduate Institute, Geneva); 

Christian John Makgala (University of Botswana);

Franziska Mager (Tax Justice Network)

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Publications

Schieferdecker, David, Susanne Reinhardt, Jonathan Mijs, Graziella Moraes Silva, Chana Teeger, Flavio Carvalhaes, and Jeremy Seekings. 2024. “Everyday Conversations about Economic Inequality: A Research Agenda.” Sociology Compass 18(9): 1-12.

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