Labor market insecurity among the middle class: a cross-pressured group

  • The political relevance of labor market insecurity has been questioned because (a) insider-outsider divides were considered to be a divide within the low-skilled and politically less active working class and (b) labor market insecurity runs through the middle of the household. Outsiders might therefore align their preferences with those of insiders. This contribution provides, first, evidence that labor market insecurity extends well into the higher-skilled middle class, in particular to high-skilled young adults and high-skilled women. Second, the contribution sheds light on the “household question”, that is the question whether mixed households dampen the political relevance of labor market insecurity. If labor market insecurity is concentrated in specific social groups (young adults, women) that tend to cohabit with secure insiders, the political relevance of labor market insecurity might depend on whether or not outsiders align their preferences with those of the household. In this contribution, I discuss recent work on the relevance of the household in translating labor market divides into preferences divides presenting recent work that shows that the household does not render insider-outsider divides politically irrelevant. In sum, insider-outsider divides have all the potential to become politically relevant.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Hanna Schwander
Parent Title (English):Political Science Research and Methods
Publication year:2019
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:1
Last Page:6
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2019.11
Release Date:2019/05/07
Tag:Comparative politics; industrialized countries; political economy; political participation and turnout; voting behavior
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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