New article out now 🚨 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @sheffielduni.bsky.social While researching the wealthy business class in and around Manchester, I stumbled upon CEO peer advisory groups — little-known but powerful sites of elite cohesion. 🧵

Très heureuse d’annoncer la parution du livre, coécrit avec Sébastien Michon 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭·𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦. 𝘜𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘥’𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦, paru au Croquant. On y parle de l’exercice du pouvoir local par une « liste citoyenne » élue à Strasbourg en 2020.

🟢Wealthy individuals fuel the climate crisis through their investments even more than through their consumption and lifestyles — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*. Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵

There are around 1,500 rivers in Britain, so the government’s manifesto pledge to create a mere 9 river walks is simply pathetic. Give the public a right of responsible access to all rivers & the wider countryside. Our @righttoroam.bsky.social trespass on BBC news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excited to finally share my new paper (w/Raphaël Charron-Chénier) out in BJS! Staying Apart for the Kids looks at how older adults consider preserving family wealth in their new relationships. Drawing on my interviews with mid/late-life daters, we show how accumulated wealth shapes dating decisions.

👀👀👀

We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

🇫🇷 We are hiring 🇫🇷 Assistant or Associate Professor Position in Computational Sociology @crestsociology.bsky.social @ipparis.bsky.social Details here (please RT) www.shorturl.at/E57le

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

💭What does liberation look like through the eyes of a young girl in wartime Kosovo? Vjosa Musliu & Piro Rexhepi will be joining us for this book launch and a compelling conversation. 📅 Nov 12 | 🕔 5pm | Find out more and register here

If you know someone who is thinking about doing a PhD and who is interested in health then please share this advert with them. It is an ESRC funded PhD working on trade unions and health as part of a collaboration with me and the @tuc.org.uk @lsesociology.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

Which sport is most elitist? 🔎 Our research shows that the elite level of many sports are still only reached by a select few. This includes cricket, men's rugby, and top Olympians and Paralympians. Football and women's rugby are representative of the wider population.

🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers! We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert). Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p

🤣

We are excited to announce the launch of #lessonplans tied to our #Uncommonsense #podcast. Each highlights relevant AQA & Cambridge OCR modules, and shares recommended reading. You can find all episodes listed in this news story, here. Engage! Enjoy! Share! thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...

Ben, wholly agree. Organise with colleagues to: - Force the government to leave X. - Take legal action against Musk for inciting violence. - Get the PM to actually condemn the far right - and when he fails to do this, replace him, fast

[📑 #Socioelites ] "Les discrètes" par Carl Petersen à propos de l'ouvrage d'Isabelle Dasque, Le pouvoir des femmes de diplomates, XIXe-XXIe siècles. laviedesidees.fr/Les-discretes

Penultimate episode of this season's Culture & Inequality Podcast, in which @bryanboyle.bsky.social (Free U Brussels) talks with Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about the Sound of Elites: How Elites Navigate a Meritocratic and Anti-Elite World >> pod.link/1533967764/e...

New paper for @bjsociology.bsky.social exploring how working-class young people in London, Rochdale & Morecambe associate university with risk due to debt (deterring some), but also potential reward in terms of grad premium, and crucially, dignity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"For large parts of the world’s population, the apocalypse does not point to a distant future but represents a (very real) lived experience in the present." ephemerajournal.org/current-issue

Du Bois on what these assholes were really like

The Culture and Inequality Podcast is back! In five new episodes, a briliant cast of sociologists discuss the newest insights about elites, climate risk, our digital economic lives, women and the far right, and the cultural politics of meat. All found here: pod.link/1533967764 >>

July 4th, 2025

Great interview with sociologist-cum-screenwriter in the @thesociologicalreview.org magazine 👀 👀 👀 inspiring for anyone interested in public sociology! thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...

Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language. Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.

👀 👀 👀

My new article in @city-journal.bsky.social argues for a critical understanding of the meritocratic ideal among urban researchers. In particular, it explores the consequences of how this ideal is reproduced in stigmatised neighbourhoods: doi.org/10.1080/1360.... @lsemethodology.bsky.social

England is not a modern country. The graphic below by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social in today's Observer underlines this fact.

PhD Studentship at Legacies of British Slavery Centre: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

New research article from the Danish elites powerhouse examining the power elite in Greenland onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How do elites navigate a world with meritocratic expectations and calls for diversity? I had the absolute privilege to talk to both Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new books that address these very questions! Listen to the podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...

This conversation with @bryanboyle.bsky.social from the Culture and Inequality podcast was lots of fun. Really appreciated the chance to chat about 'Born to Rule' but the best bits are Kristina Kolbe discussing her fantastic new book 'The sound of difference'. open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...

Why is environmentalism class divided? My new paper in The British Journal of Sociology maps attitudes to green issues in the social space of economic and cultural capital. Spoiler: it’s not just about being rich. 🧵https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.13231

As part of our analysis, we ranked constituencies in England according to a range of measures across the life-course. You can use our interactive map to see how constituencies rank in terms of access to opportunity for disadvantaged young people ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/opportunity-...

🎉Very happy I'm awarded a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. My project uncovers the cultural roots of climate polarization by studying how an 'oatmilk elite' of well-meaning climate advocates in 🇧🇪🇮🇹🇸🇪 fashion like eco-influencers may exclude & moralise people unlike them...🌿

📢JOB: Research Associate @ethnicityuk.bsky.social New project w. @nhs-rho.bsky.social: racial inequality in mental health/healthcare. Closing date 22 May- pls share 🙏🏿 @britsoci.bsky.social @inequalccsr.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The book proofs have arrived—along with all the excitement and trepidation of sharing this deeply personal work with the world. Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.

🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.

We're looking forward to welcoming Prof Patricia Owens for a book launch of 'Erased: A History of International Thought without Men' on May 21, 5pm ARB SG2. Co-hosted with the @campolis.bsky.social IR/Hist group. All welcome, reception to follow! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Reminder: The deadline to submit for our workshop on the education and training of the entrepreneurial elite is coming up soon (30.05.)! We look forward to reading your submissions and meeting you at the Swiss Elite Observatory @obelitessuisses.bsky.social, University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social

Very cool: @miroborn.bsky.social made a comic narrating findings from his research on class, social mobility and stigmatized neighborhoods. You can find it here in English and German: www.anthonymiroborn.com/comic

Come join @tanjabueltmann.net and I at Strathclyde for a funded PhD on built heritage and Glasgow’s slaving links, centred around Tobacco Merchant’s House. Excellent ops to engage with heritage industry via co-supervision by Scottish Civic Trust! Details below! Any questions - get in touch!

We're back! The Culture & Inequality Podcast returns with a brand-new season with new hosts. From digital economies, to gender politics, elite cultures, cosmetics, the climate crisis, and sustainable consumption — we’re covering it all in the coming episodes! First episode online now! >>>

67% of the emissions driving climate change is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%. New paper in Nature Climate Change

Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed. He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.

"The most powerful people in the world are preparing for the end of the world, an end they themselves are frenetically accelerating." Powerful essay from @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social on End Times Fascism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

This article by Rikke Tokle and Willy Pedersen draws on theoretical frameworks of class, gender, peer-status dynamics, and interview data to investigate how cocaine use is situated and organised in Norwegian high school cultures. #EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ buff.ly/2t8rNIa

‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down