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  • The main aim of this chapter is to critically appraise the existing body of research into inequalities, as perceived by the general public as well as by political elites. The chapter starts with a brief introduction into social inequality as one of the main philosophical, ideological and political themes debated throughout history. Two main subchapters discuss contemporary research into general public opinions of inequality, and the scarce research into perceptions of inequality held by political elites. The criticism is concerned in the first place with some existing studies which do not attempt to draw any general conclusions or studies which using the very same datasets point to contradictory findings. Also discussed is the issue of research into attitudes towards inequality which pays no attention to subjects’ actual knowledge about the issue. Examples are given of studies which attempt to overcome this weakness. Research into the perception of inequality held by political elites is scarce. The most intriguing recent examples are presented, and emphasis is placed on the need for further study into this area, not only via secondary analysis of existing data (political discourse analysis), but also by producing new data through fieldwork undertaken among policy makers. The chapter concludes with a list of problem questions which could drive further research into certain fields. (xsd:string)
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  • Welfare State at Risk: Rising Inequality in Europe (xsd:string)
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  • In Welfare State at Risk: Rising Inequality in Europe, edited by Eißel, Dieter and Rokicka, Ewa and Leaman, Jeremy, 217-236, Springer International Publishing, 2014 (xsd:string)
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