I am an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the School of Public and International Affairs. My research focuses on economic inequality, social policies, and political behavior in rich democracies.
My book, Indebted Societies (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics), explores the political causes and consequences of household debt, showing how the interaction of welfare states and credit regimes shapes patterns of indebtedness across OECD countries. I examine the circumstances under which credit markets replace the role of welfare states to address social risks and promote social mobility as well as the consequences for social solidarity and public opinion.
Indebted Societies won the 2022 William H. Riker Book Award for the best book in political economy and the 2022 Best Book on Class and Inequality Award, both from the American Political Science Association.
I am currently working on the affordability crisis in housing markets and a new book project about spatial inequalities and democratic politics across rich democracies.
My work has been supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the John Fell Fund, the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, and the Data-Driven Social Science Initiative, among others.
Contact
Princeton University
Department of Politics &
School of Public and International Affairs
413 Robertson Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609)-258-9934
awiedemann [at] princeton [dot] edu