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dc.contributor.authorLuca, Davide
dc.contributor.authorTerrero-Davila, Javier
dc.contributor.authorStein, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorLee, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-08T08:41:57Z
dc.date.available2023-02-08T08:41:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-02
dc.description.abstractIn contrast to the conservative values of rural populations, cities are often seen as bulwarks of more tolerant, liberal and progressive values. This urban–rural divide in values has become one of the major fault lines in Western democracies, underpinning major political events of the last decade, not least the election of Donald Trump. Yet, beyond a small number of countries, there is little evidence that cities really are more liberal than rural areas. Evolutionary modernisation theory suggests that socio-economic development may lead to the spread of progressive, selfexpression values but provides little guidance on the role of cities in this process. Has an urban– rural split in values developed across the world? And does this gap depend on the economic development of a country? We answer these questions using a large cross-sectional dataset covering 66 countries. Despite the inherent challenges in identifying and operationalising a globallyconsistent definition of what is ‘urban’, we show that there are marked and significant urban–rural differences in progressive values, defined as tolerant attitudes to immigration, gender rights and family life. These differences exist even when controlling for observable compositional effects, suggesting that cities do play a role in the spread of progressive values. Yet, these results apply at higher levels of economic development suggesting that, for cities to leave behind rural areas in terms of liberal values, the satisfying of certain material needs is a prerequisite.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuca D, Terrero-Davila J, Stein JS, Lee N. Progressive cities: Urban–rural polarisation of social values and economic development around the world. Urban Studies. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2122407
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00420980221148388
dc.identifier.issn0042-0980
dc.identifier.issn1360-063X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/28511
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.relation.journalUrban Studies
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleProgressive cities: Urban–rural polarisation of social values and economic development around the worlden_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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