Philip Manow's 'Spaltungslinien' Analyzes Europe's New Political Divides

In his new book 'Spaltungslinien: Europas Parteiensysteme und die Dekonsolidierung des Nationalstaats', political scientist Philip Manow argues that all culture wars are fundamentally based on economic foundations, not values. He examines the radical transformation of political alignments in Europe over the past decade, where traditional left-right class divisions have been upended: workers now vote for right-wing parties while urban academic elites lean left. Manow identifies the cause of this realignment and questions the role of morally self-righteous actors in driving these new cleavage lines.