Who wants a reparative future? Social mobility beliefs, and young South African’s narrative positioning within the historic moral community

Robinson, Natasha

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2023.103307

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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2023.103307

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Who wants a reparative future? Social mobility beliefs, and young South African’s narrative positioning within the historic moral community

Natasha Robinson

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High and rising levels of economic inequality come at a tremendous cost to societies, yet the public is often hesitant to confront these inequalities. Prior research has attempted to explain this paradox, pointing to how it is driven by individuals' misperceptions of the extent of inequality, broader narratives that justify inequality, and distrust in government intervention and redistribution. These beliefs and attitudes are not simply a reflection of individual predispositions; they are also a product of societal debates. The limited scholarship on such debates has focused on elite discourse, examining how discussions about inequality unfold among people in positions of power in formalized contexts such as parliaments or the media. Most of this research has been conducted in the Global North. We know very little about how ordinary people talk about economic inequality, especially in the Global South. Everyday conversations about economic inequality deserve more scholarly attention because of their distinct form and extensive range, covering diverse voices and social situations. They reflect how societies struggle with economic inequality and how some groups are silenced, while others have their voices amplified. Finally, conversations may affect opinion formation differently than unidirectional exposure to information. This article reviews the literature and sets out a research agenda to comprehensively study how ordinary people talk about economic inequality in various contexts.

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Who wants a reparative future? Social mobility beliefs, and young South African’s narrative positioning within the historic moral community

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