In this review, I provide an overview of the literature investigating the social psychology of
economic inequality, focusing on individuals' understandings, perceptions, and reactions to …

In this paper we analyze the dynamics among past major pandemics, economic growth,
inequality, and social unrest. We provide evidence that past major pandemics, even though …

What explains support for violence against the state? The surge in survey-based studies in
(former) conflict areas has improved our understanding of the determinants of armed conflict …

Does the way in which scholars measure inequality of opportunity correspond to how people
perceive it? What other factors influence individual perception of this phenomenon? To …

Abstract Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with
popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international dataset on fuel riots to explore …

Media outlets globally have been reporting about civil protests against Chinese investments
in Africa. We provide new evidence on this controversial topic and investigate the influence …

This paper analyses how inequality across counties in the United States of America has
shaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of protests. The empirical …

Crises and dislocations home in on social, economic, and political weaknesses that are
often sidestepped or pushed to the backburner in the interests of master plans of growth or …

As the COVID‐19 pandemic unfolded, sub‐Saharan African countries faced the dilemma of
how to minimize viral transmission without adversely affecting the poor. This study proposes …

Drawing on the contributions from the World Social Science Report 2016, Challenging
Inequalities: Pathways to a Just World, this article examines the relationship between …