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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