Class, Politics and the Progressive Dilemma.

This article considers contemporary class inequalities and how they might shape a progressive politics in the UK. Drawing on findings from the BBC Class Survey, it outlines changes in the class structure, class mobility and class identities. It is argued that the class structure is increasingly pola...

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Publicado en:Political Quarterly Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 30 - 39
Autores principales: Devine, Fiona, Sensier, Marianne
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan-Mar2017
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