Associated investigator (Head of the Unibo research unit): Debora Mantovani
IneqPer sets out to analyze whether, and to what extent, people perceive inequalities related to socio-economic position, gender and immigrant status as a relevant societal issue, how they perceive their own position in society in relation to such inequalities, and which individual and contextual factors correlate to people’s perceptions of inequality.
The topic is approached by combining both inequalities related to socio-economic status (e.g., wealth, income or social connections) and group-based inequalities (based on group belonging such as being men, women, immigrants, or natives). Even though structural inequalities are vast and growing in most societies, it is not clear how fully people understand the extent to which cleavages exist. There are well-known examples of highly unequal nations where a large number of citizens do not grasp the actual level of inequality.
The project aims to:
- develop a survey for a representative sample of the Italian adult population;
- design and implement survey experiments that assess social (mis)perceptions and test how they can be challenged;
- analyse the main determinants of (mis)perceptions.
Website: https://ineqper.unipv.it/
Members of the Department
Loris Vergolini
Other members
| Daniela Bellani |
Catholic University of Milan, Department of Statistical Sciences |
| Eleonora Clerici |
University of Pavia, Department of Political and Social Sciences |
| Olga Griaznova |
University of Pavia, Department of Political and Social Sciences |
| Nevena Kulic (PI) |
University of Pavia, Department of Political and Social Sciences |
| Francesco Scervini |
University of Pavia, Department of Political and Social Sciences |
| Aris Trantidis |
University of Lincoln |