RISIng
will pursue the following aims
01
GLOBAL MEASUREMENT
Provide an encompassing measurement of social insecurity
02
IDENTIFY THE DRIVERS
Identify the main drivers of social insecurity
03
ASSESS THE DISTRIBUTION
Assess the distribution of insecurity between and within social classes
04
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
Assess the role of welfare and employment policies in preventing the spread of social insecurity or protecting individuals from it
Latest Publication
Conceptualizing economic insecurity. A literature review
This working paper presents the scientific debate regarding the topic of economic insecurity, focusing on all the different definitions proposed so far and the related measures. It is now available on the website the third Working Paper from RISING prin. This working paper is authored by Costanzo Ranci (Polytechnic of Milan) and Andrea Parma (Polytechnic […]
Culturalist approaches to middle-classes
The working paper maps the main theoretical contributions inspired by Bourdieu’s studies. Differently from the traditional approaches focused on occupations, the ‘culturalist’ approaches analyse the cultural practices of the middle-classes. It is now available on the website the second Working Paper from RISING prin. This working paper is authored by Andrea Bellini (University of Florence) […]
How to measure the middle class: approaches from economics
The working paper provides a literature review of the different approaches used in economics to measure the middle class, exploring their implications in the empirical analysis and the public debate. It is now available on the website the first Working Paper from RISING prin. This working paper is authored by Chiara Assunta Ricci (Economic Officer […]