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POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 55-80Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2015.64
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Does globalization affect the demand-side of politics, and if so, how? This paper builds on new developments in trade theory to argue that globalization matters, but that its effects on individuals' perceptions of labor market risk and policy preferences are more heterogenous than previous research has acknowledged. Globalization exposure increases risk perceptions and demands for social protection among low-skilled individuals, but decreases them among high-skilled individuals. This conditional effect is observationally distinct from classic trade models as well as arguments that deindustrialization or ideology predominantly drive such perceptions and preferences. Analyzing cross-national survey data from 16 European countries and focusing both on trade and offshoring, the empirical analyses support the prediction that exposure to globalization affects high-and low-skilled individuals differently, leading to variation in labor market risk perceptions and policy preferences.
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