Statements by high-profile political figures and supporting academic research have led to a common perception of worsening job prospects for low-wage workers in the US. In this paper, we show that since the early 1980s there has been a decline in the share of workers earning low wages. This...

German Abstract: Wenn Kontrollverlust und Verlustängste anstelle von Solidarität und Sicherheit die Bevölkerungsmehrheiten vieler westlicher Staaten mobilisieren und Fragen der Integration und Immigration breite gesellschaftliche Sorgen über Identität sowie die politische und soziale...

This essay analyzes changes in the U.S., Germany, and Israel over the past three decades in the content of, access to, and significance of citizenship. It also attempts a normative argument for a conception of citizenship that is plausible and just, historically and culturally embedded, and...

Even ethnically plural societies require a unum in order to have a state able to keep the peace, allow and protect freedom, encourage participation and belonging, and extract and redistribute resources. That redistribution is needed to improve the chances for fairness and justice for...

Statements by high-profile political figures and supporting academic research have led to a common perception of worsening job prospects for low-wage workers in the US. In this paper, we show that since the early 1980s there has been a decline in the share of workers earning low wages. This...

Statements by high-pro le political gures and supporting academic research have led to a common perception of worsening job prospects for low-wage workers in the US. In this paper, we show that since the early 1980s there has been a decline in the share of workers earning low wages. This holds...