The inequality delusion and other scapegoats for populism -- The fairness instinct -- Economic unfairness and the rise of populism -- The twin virtues of equal opportunity and fair unequal outcomes -- Constraints and solutions to economic fairness -- Conclusion. Scripting a path forward.

French politicians, like those in democracies around the world, were enthralled by the success of Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential elections. Part of that thrall sprung from the candidate’s embrace of internet campaigning and his use of Web 2.0 tools to communicate...

This paper assesses how the degree of local competitiveness of a national election and the local level of turnout are linked, through a comparison of France 2007 presidential election and the US 2008 presidential election. Multilevel modeling allows to show that whereas in the US, both strategic...