ABSTRACT
In this paper, we examine the development of the politicised social structure of German society from 2009 to 2017. Drawing on data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), geometric data analyses are mobilised to explore the interplay of socio-structural and (standardised as well as categorised open) political indicators for three time points. Our exploratory findings indicate that German society can be understood in terms of a persistent interpenetration of politics and class structure, with economic factors and economically disadvantaged groups becoming less important in political discourse relative to issues of cultural identity and legitimacy as emphatically advocated by cosmopolitan elites.
