Cosmopolitan Cities Against Nationalist Hinterlands? Investigating Social Conflict Along the Urban-Rural Divide

• In Event: JSS: Explaining Divisive and Cooperative Political Behavior

Brief Overview

In this paper, I investigate the sources of social conflict between urban and rural areas in Europe. I argue that geographical sorting has resulted in a set of strongly aligned social identities, driving social conflict along the urban-rural divide.

Author

• Sven Hegewald, ETH Zurich