***Apologies for cross posting*** Call for Papers for the Special Issue at Societies on "Redistributive Justice: The Link Between Public Policies and Preferences" We invite paper submissions to the Societies special issue "Redistributive Justice: The Link Between Public Policies and Preferences" edited by Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo and Inés Calzada. The special issue addresses the link between changes in public policies and public preferences toward redistribution and specific welfare policies and it is open to both theoretical and empirical contributions (see https://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies). The deadline for final paper submissions is August 31, 2021. The journal website provides further information on the paper submission and review processes: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/instructions. The call for papers is also available on the journal website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/redistributive_justice Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions regarding the special issue. Sincerely, Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo & Inés Calzada *** The politics of welfare state reform became the center of the political debate in many countries in the wake of the great recession. At the same time, scholarship on preferences for redistributive justice has shown that public support for welfare policies remains stable and strong in Western democracies. Although our understanding of citizens’ opinions toward redistribution has grown substantially over the last decades, it is still unclear how changes in public policies can affect redistributive preferences at the individual level: What are the specific mechanisms linking policy changes and support for redistributive principles? Does changes in the economic and political context reduce/increase support for specific welfare programs? Are the traditional variables, such as social class and labor market position, still valid to explain preferences for redistribution? Do new cleavages emerge? This special issue will address the link between changes in public policies and public preferences toward redistribution and specific welfare policies. We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions. Theoretical works are expected to deal with the institutional or structural factors that shape the link between changes in public policies and changes in public opinion, but also with the psychological aspects of preference formation. Empirical works using either quantitative or qualitative approaches that focus on public preferences in any field of the welfare policies can be submitted. Both case studies and comparative studies analyzing the effects of contextual variables are of great interest. In addition, we are especially interested in studies using experimental methodologies that focus on preference formation and causal mechanisms. Keywords: redistribution; welfare policies; public opinion, redistributive principles; political preferences, experimental methods, surveys, comparative studies