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Neoliberalism and Symbolic Boundaries in Europe: Global Diffusion, Local Context, Regional Variation
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Abstract Studies suggest that the rise of neoliberalism accompanies a foregrounding of individual responsibility and a weakening of community. The authors provide a theoretical agenda for studying the interactions between the global diffusion of neoliberal policies and ideologies, on the one side, and cultur... view more
Studies suggest that the rise of neoliberalism accompanies a foregrounding of individual responsibility and a weakening of community. The authors provide a theoretical agenda for studying the interactions between the global diffusion of neoliberal policies and ideologies, on the one side, and cultural repertoires and boundary configurations, on the other, in the context of local, national, and regional variation. Exploiting variation in the rate of adoption of neoliberal policies across European societies, the authors show how levels of neoliberal penetration covary with the way citizens draw symbolic boundaries along the lines of ethnoreligious otherness and moral deservingness.... view less
Keywords
Europe; inequality; neoliberalism; poverty; ethnic group; minority; public opinion; political attitude; nationalism; Eastern Europe; Western Europe
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
symbolic boundaries
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 1-8
Journal
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2 (2016)
ISSN
2378-0231
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed