Comprised of nine theoretical, methodological and empirical chapters, this path-creating edited collection contains original works by both established and young, up-and-coming social scientists, including those from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Greece and the U.S.

Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow received his PhD from the Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. He is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences and Project Coordinator for Cross-national Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program (consirt.osu.edu) of The Ohio State University and Polish Academy of Sciences. He is head of the Working Group on Political Inequality, the Committee on Political Sociology (ISA and IPSA).

Preface Introduction: Political Inequality in an Age of Democracy Part I: Concepts and Theories of Political Inequality 1. The Concept and Study of Political Inequality 2. Inequality and Partial Democracy: South America in Comparative Perspective 3. Neoliberalism and Democracy Part II: Methodological Considerations 4. Crossing Intersections: Overcoming the Challenges of Cross-national Research on the Legislative Representation of Women from Marginalized Groups 5. Are Imported Survey Questions Under-measuring Political and Gender Participation in the Global South (...and North)? Part III: Empirical Analyses 6. Political Capital and the Unequal Career Origins of the Political Elite in Chile 7. Elite Perception of Inequality as a Threat to Democracy in Six Latin American Countries 8. Social Class and Contentious Politics in Contemporary Europe 9. Democratic Engagement of Xenophobes and the Ethno-Discriminated in Europe Conclusion: Lessons Learned