Middle Class As Driver of Change? Between Democracy, Conservatism and Self-Interest

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Middle Class As Driver of Change? Between Democracy, Conservatism and Self-Interest

Thursday, July 17, 2014: 5:30 PM-7:20 PM

Room: 419

RC09 Social Transformations and Sociology of Development (host committee)

Language: English

Session Organizer:

Dieter NEUBERT, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Chair:

Elísio MACAMO, University of Basel, Switzerland

178.1

The Ambiguous Relationship Between Middle-Class, Civil Society and Democracy (Oral Presentation)
Dieter NEUBERT, University of Bayreuth, Germany

178.2

Student's and Women's Movements in Kenya Transforming the Political Landscape (Oral Presentation)
Anna DEUTSCHMANN, University of Vienna, Austria

178.3

Linking Middle Class to Political Stability in Ghana (Oral Presentation)
Jamilla HAMIDU, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France

178.4

In the Middle or in a Muddle: Socio-Cultural Politics and the Indian Middle Classes (Oral Presentation)
Tim SCRASE, Australian Catholic University, Australia

178.5

Is The Middle Class a Harbinger Of Democracy? Evidence From Southeast Asia (Oral Presentation)
Erik KUHONTA, McGill University, Canada

178.6

The Origins Of Conservative Democracy In South Korea: Nation-Building, Democratic Transition, and Middle-Class Politics (Oral Presentation)
Myungji YANG, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA