The politics of inequality during the late president hoover remarked in august 1928 that in america we are nearer to the final triumph over the pivotal years while often blamed on current economic difficulties income inequality was on the rise in america political force behind . The politics of inequality theme which had a soft launch in october 2020 and will have a formal launch in january 2021 explores the practices of resistance mobilisation and contestation which constitute a politics of inequalities from a bottom up perspectiveresearch within this theme will have an international and comparative focus and it will adopt an intersectional lens in order to . Political scientist professor gerald schneider from the cluster of excellence the politics of inequality talks in an interview in the university of konstanzs online magazine about inequalities in the german asylum system further announcements events 18 may. The newly launched politics of inequality research theme at the international inequalities institute explores the practices of resistance mobilisation and contestation from a bottom up perspective this panel will discuss the following questions why we established this theme