Markus Hadler - Böcker

This edited volume presents the latest findings from the 5th International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Social Inequality module, a widely recognized dataset comprising responses from over 30 countries. It explores global perspectives on social inequality, including topics such as public views on taxation, government redistribution, personal experiences of inequality, and related themes. The chapters provide valuable insights into how attitudes toward inequality have evolved since they were first studied comparatively in the late 1980s. The chapters in this book demonstrate how international scholars are using these data to shed new light on beliefs about inequality and inspire further research into societal attitudes worldwide. The chapters in this book were originally published in the International Journal of Sociology.

This book explores whether individual attitudes and behaviors are swayed by global developments in a world increasingly populated by organizations, treaties, and other institutions that focus on environmentalism and human rights. It uses the sociological approach of World Society theory to investigate the effects of global ideas on individual environmentalism, xenophobia, and homophobia while drawing its data from a variety of international public opinion surveys.The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights questions the dominant narrative of World Society related research as a positive influence of global ideas on various outcomes. Hadler demonstrates the complexity of this issue through empirical analyses revealing mixed trends in attitudes and behaviors from around the world.This book will be of interest to academics seeking to critically engage with World Society theory through two of its core topics: human rights and environmentalism.

Around the world, democracies have seen a decline in social and political trust. Australian Social Attitudes IV: The Age of Insecurity is an in-depth look at the economic and geopolitical uncertainty that pervades Australian public discourse. In the decade following the Howard administration, Australian politics has been defined by growing uncertainty, instability, and the emergence of popular disaffection with the political class, similar to what has been seen in the United States and Britain. Featuring contributions from Australia’s leading social scientists, this book explores the connection between insecurities and disaffection, and the ways in which they have manifested ­– in populist voting patterns, suspicions about climate science and hostilities to immigration.A fascinating insight into what Australians think about contemporary political and social issues, this book is designed to present the public, media, and policymakers with up-to-date analysis of public opinion about important topics confronting Australian politics and society.

This open access book discusses the contribution of sociology and survey research to climate research. Utilizing survey research, the book focuses on the measurement of climate-relevant behaviors with population surveys and develops an instrument that allows a valid estimate of an individual’s GHG emissions with a few core items.

This book examines how environmental attitudes and behaviours are evolving across Europe in an age shaped by climate crisis, covid pandemic, wartime, economic stress, energy and other crises – an emerging polycrisis. Drawing on decades of International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Environment data, it traces shifts in worldviews and lifestyles.The chapters explore how Europeans think about environmental problems, how their priorities change over time, and how everyday lifestyles differ across countries. The volume investigates risk perceptions, public trust in science, ideas of progress and growth, and the ways in which political identities – from far left to far right – shape perceptions of climate change.The book also analyses conditions that encourage or hinder environmental activism. Comparative case studies from Italy, Spain, France, Finland, Austria, and Lithuania reveal the diversity of European environmentalism.By combining longitudinal data, cross-national comparison, and sociological interpretation, the book offers an accessible portrait of how European societies understand and respond to environmental and related issues today. It is essential reading for researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in Europe’s environmental future.

The articles in this volume investigate the topic of ethnic, national, and transnational identities. Using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, they discuss the impact of cross-national migration, changes in political borders, collective memories, the formation of transnational political entities, and the process of cultural, economic, and institutional globalization. Through these different theories and empirical analyses, this volume offers a multifaceted discussion and new insights concerning the challenging social and political issues of changing collective identities.