Thomas Piketty is one of the most influential class theorists today. In Capital and Ideology (2019), he argues that class remains an important factor in politics. Read Part 4 (Rethinking the Dimensions of Political Conflict, roughly 300 pages) and answer the following questions: 1. In terms of the composition of its electorate, what is the most striking change in the leftwing vote in the Western world? (750-1000 words) 2. What is the current four-way division of the electorate in France? (250-500 words) 3. What explains the change in political-ideological cleavages? (500-750 words) 4. What is social nativism? Why is it a trap? (500-750 words) 5. What are potential solutions? (250-500 words) Basing your answer on the results of the last federal elections (2000-2021): 6. Do you think Pikettys frame of analysis applies to Canada? Why? Provide specific facts from various sources (surveys, polls, op-eds, papers, etc.) to support an informed answer. (500-750 words) The essay must be divided into 6 separate, well-identified sections corresponding to the 6 questions.
