Inequality Generation and Persistence as Multidimensional Processes : An Interdisciplinary Agenda

The papers included in this issue are the result of sustained collaborations within the Successful Societies program, which has meet three times a year since 2003. Each team of authors developed their contribution through extensive discussions at meetings of the entire group over two years. Program members (Bloemraad, Grusky, Hall, Jenson, Kymlicka, Lamont, Pierson, Polletta, Raibmon, Son Hing, and Wilson) and advisory committee members (Gourevitch, Le Galès, and Markus) have created teams to attack a question of mutual interest. In all cases, authors focus on the core set of questions and theoretical concerns outlined in this introductory essay, and their contributions draw on a continuing conversation among members of the group. This results in a productive yet all too rare conversation drawing on insights from sociology, political science, social psychology, and history