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How Race Matters for Elites' Views on Redistribution
Chana Teeger1,2, Livio Silva-Muller3, Graziella Moraes Silva3
1Department of Methodology, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
The British Journal of Sociology
|August 12, 2025
Summary
Race significantly influences elite perspectives on inequality and redistribution. Elite racial identity and historical views on racial inequality shape their policy preferences, especially concerning race-conscious policies.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Public Policy
Background:
- Elites wield significant power in policy-making but are often studied in race-blind terms.
- A racialized perspective is crucial for understanding elite views on inequality and redistribution.
- Existing elite studies largely overlook the impact of race on policy perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advance a racialized perspective in elite studies.
- To examine how racial identity and historical racial inequality shape elite views.
- To analyze the distinction between race-neutral and race-conscious policies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of survey data from political, economic, and civil service elites in South Africa.
- Investigating elites as racialized actors.
- Examining the influence of historical perspectives on racialized inequality.
Main Results:
- Elites' racialized identities significantly shape their redistributive preferences.
- Historical understandings of racialized inequality also impact elite preferences.
- The effect of race on preferences varies based on whether policies are race-conscious or race-neutral.
Conclusions:
- A racialized approach is essential for understanding elite attitudes towards inequality and redistribution.
- Elite racial identity and historical context are key determinants of policy preferences.
- Policy framing (race-conscious vs. race-neutral) moderates the influence of race on elite preferences.
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