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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:CES:  Visiting Scholars Seminar:  Party Competition and the Politics of Broken Welfare Promises
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SUMMARY:CES:  Visiting Scholars Seminar:  Party Competition and the Politics of Broken Welfare Promises
DESCRIPTION:<div class="scroll"><div class="summary"><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="846235ed-d28d-4bf8-8688-66bb0372d3de" data-align="left" data-view-mode="hwp_small"></drupal-media>Abstract: The welfare state is among the most fought-over topics in national elections in Western democracies. Pledges on what parties will do if elected are a regular part of most campaigns. Some parties promise to expand the welfare state, others to retrench it or leave it as it is. We develop a novel argument that explains when governments do not do what they promised and test it using an innovative research design with data covering four decades and 18 countries.<br><br></div><div class="speakers"><div class="speaker"><strong>Carsten Jensen</strong> <span class="affiliations">Visiting Scholar, CES</span></div></div><div class="sponsors"><span><br>Sponsors:</span> <a href="https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/studygroups/vs_seminar/">Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe</a></div><div class="contact"><span>Contact:</span> Arthur Goldhammer, <a href="mailto:art.goldhammer@gmail.com">art.goldhammer@gmail.com</a></div></div>
LOCATION:Adolphus Busch Hall, Goldman Room
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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