Survey Findings: Inequality Attributions

Who gets involved in politics? In Capital, Privilege and Political Participation (Liverpool UP, 2025) Joe Greenwood-Hau a Lecturer in the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow, examines the dynamics of who participates, who is excluded and the reasons why. Drawing on a broad approach to political participation, the analysis connects levels of social, economic and cultural capital and resources to the question of political engagement. The book also thinks through how people understand both social inequalities and their own sense of self and social positioning, connecting quantitative perspectives to rich qualitative narratives. Connecting politics and sociology, and speaking to one of the most crucial issues in contemporary democracy. The book is available open access here

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