CONTENTS List of Tables and Figures XXX List of Contributors XXX Preface XXX Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Stefan Svallfors Chapter 2 Class Conflicts and Institutional Feedback Effects in Liberal and Social Democratic Welfare Regimes: Attitudes toward State Redistribution and Welfare Policy in Six Western Countries 000 Jonas Edlund Chapter 3 Overloaded or Undermined? European Welfare States in the Face of Performance Dissatisfaction 000 Staffan Kumlin Chapter 4 Social Risk, Policy Dissatisfaction, and Political Alienation: A Comparison of Six European Countries 000 Maria Oskarson Chapter 5 The Relationship between Public Service Dissatisfaction and Political Action ' Does Institutional Design Matter? 000 Maria Pettersson Chapter 6 Class and Attitudes to Market Inequality ' A Comparison Between Sweden, Britain, Germany, and the United States 000 Stefan Svallfors Chapter 7 Are We the People?'National sentiments in a Changing Political Landscape 000 Mikael Hjerm Chapter 8 Conclusion: the Past and Future of Political Sociology 000 Stefan Svallfors Index 000

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