Ben W. Ansell’s research while affiliated with University of Oxford and other places

... This highlights a beneficial aspect of social media: it provides an accessible information environment that allows politicians to gauge the salience of issues, particularly among citizens who follow them online. Yet, our results also highlight how social media may reinforce inequalities in representation (Ansell and Gingrich, 2024;Bartels, 2008). For instance, politicians' interpretation of public opinion can often be skewed toward the views of highly politically engaged citizens . ...

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All Talk, No Action? Politicians’ Agenda Responsiveness to Citizens’ Engagement on Social Media

... The availability of affordable housing in Europe decreased since the 1990s, leading to a growing concern. This reduction is a more significant trend of decreased state intervention in various social areas, particularly in developed economies [55]. Many developed countries' governments have implemented austerity measures in response to economic crises, resulting in significant cuts in public spending, including funds allocated for social housing. ...

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Incremental Construction as a Circular Economy Instrument in the Production of Cooperative Housing

... Future research should focus on the micro-dynamics of wealth, particularly in real estate and financial assets, to better understand their specific impacts on democratic attitudes. Moreover, broader academic investigations into the political consequences of wealth inequality -such as its role in fostering authoritarian tendencies (Nai and Toros, 2020), the rise of far-right and populist movements (Ansell et al., 2022;Mudde, 2007), and increasing political polarisation (Carothers and O'Donohue, 2019)are essential. Such comprehensive analyses will provide a more detailed understanding of the political implications of wealth inequality and assist policymakers in developing effective strategies to address these complex challenges. ...

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The erosion of democracy in an age of wealth inequality: Unravelling the impact of subjective socioeconomic stratification

... 16 By focusing on those who develop intellectual property, this study analyzes changes in political behavior among the direct beneficiaries of the political movement to strengthen US and foreign patent law which unfolded between 1980 and 1994. 17 I argue that, irrespective of whether neoliberal policies produce ideal economic outcomes, their welldocumented (and in many cases expected) tendency to exacerbate inequality creates a special problem 13 Soskice (2022); Barnes (2022); Gingrich (2022). 14 Iversen and Soskice (2019); Short (2022). ...

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Political contributions by American inventors: evidence from 30,000 cases

... Thus, in Western Europe, identity issues have gained more prominence than before, although this shift has occurred relatively recently. Furthermore, along with the growing diversity of class-based constituencies, the education divide indicates the divergence of high-and low-educated voters' preferences across all dimensions of policy space (Ansell & Gingrich, 2021;Attewell, 2021;Beramendi et al., 2015). ...

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From nationalism to educational divide? Party positions and voters’ profiles on welfare state issues in Estonia and Latvia in the 2010s

... Articles can be desk rejected because of poor quality or because fit to the journal is poor. Desk rejections serve a time-and resource-saving function for journals that receive many submissions (Ansell & Samuels, 2021). Desk rejections also benefit reviewers, preserving their efforts for articles that have a better chance of being published. ...

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Editor Bias and Transparency in Psychology’s Open Science Era

... In contrast, evidence on the effects of the third dimension of social capital, civic associations, is limited and inconclusive (Bai et al., 2020;Elgar et al., 2020). We bridge these arguments with studies that connect less compliance to populism in the USA (Painter and Qiu, 2020;Barrios et al., 2021), in Europe (Ansell et al., 2021;Barrios et al., 2021), or Latin-America (Mariani et al., 2020). Scholars in this strand argue that people who vote for the extreme or populist right are also more cynical and resentful of the elites (Mudde, 2007;Inglehart and Norris, 2016;De Vries and Hobolt, 2020), which means that they comply less with rules and recommendations coming from these elites. ...

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Civic associations, populism, and (un-)civic behavior: evidence from Germany

... Equally, the decision to reject can be a time-consuming and extremely disappointing process for the Editors, where a significant number of submissions are rejected at this initial stage, and authors have perhaps failed to align their submissions to the scope, quality and relevance of the journal (Craig, 2010;Flanagan, 2021;Stolowy, 2017), or have offered insufficient research contribution (Billsberry, 2014;Hierons, 2016;Hulland, 2019). An increase in the level of submissions for key journals, especially from countries such as India, Brazil and China, has exacerbated the situation, where a plethora of weaker papers have entered the pipeline only to be desk rejected at this early stage (Ansell & Samuels, 2021;Ashkanasy, 2010). ...

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Firm-level Political Risk and Corporate R&D Investment

... Access to healthcare was dependent upon individual ability to pay, charity, or membership of privileged groups who could afford some form of mutual insurance. While states were active in the field through subsidies for mutual insurance, investment in infrastructure, and public health measures such as sanitation since the beginning of the modern state (Ansell and Lindvall 2020;Karabatos, Tsagkaris, and Kalachanis 2021;Rogaski 2014), the creation of a healthcare system denotes the granting of statutory rights to medical care for the sick. According to de Carvalho and Fischer (2020, 13), we can speak of the emergence of a healthcare system when (i) a public healthcare initiative is established by a national legislative body, (ii) the system is integrated through designated institutions and responsibilities, and (iii) statutory entitlements to healthcare are granted. ...

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The origins of social protection in healthcare: classifying healthcare systems at introduction in 165 countries

... Recent scholarship has increasingly highlighted the critical role of housing wealth in shaping individuals' financial portfolios and overall well-being (Ansell, 2014;Piketty, 2017Piketty, , 2020. Housing assets not only contribute to financial stability but also significantly influence homeowners' perceptions of economic security (Ansell, 2014(Ansell, , 2019Busemeyer & Iversen, 2020;Fuller et al., 2020;Hacker & Rehm, 2022;Hall & Yoder, 2022;Han, 2024a;Johnston & Regan, 2017;Larsen et al., 2019;Scheve & Stasavage, 2017;Yang, 2024). Theoretical frameworks such as the permanent income hypothesis and the life cycle hypothesis suggest that assets like homeownership facilitate consumption smoothing and provide a buffer against labor market uncertainties (Carroll, 1997;Friedman, 1957;Modigliani, 1986). ...

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Homeownership, Income and Social Trust: Exploring Dynamics Between Homeownership, Income, and Individuals’ Perceptions of Autonomy and Social Trust in South Korea