Sociologist - Social theory, elite studies, Race & Ethnicity, Disability, Social class inequality, international education, Whiteness and research ethics
🎉Congratulations to @SamFriedmanSoc and @aaronsreeves, who have been awarded the @ASAnews Sociology of Culture Mary Douglas Prize for their book "Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite".
Find out more about the book 👇
https://t.co/c1ZvAN8Hop
Racial Justice, Equity and Power (RJEP) Conference
9 July 2025
Keynote speakers: Professor Heidi Safia Mirza and Professor Khadija Mohammed
All welcome to apply. Abstracts submissions deadline is 31 March 2025.
https://t.co/p1ABG3UBZx
I’m delighted to announce that the abstract deadline for our inaugural RJEP conference has been extended to the 31st of March.
More time for you to submit your abstracts!
https://t.co/ogNEmVsv1z
Does class inequality still matter in modern Britain?
Join us on 4 February, 6.30pm as @zarahsultana, @chakrabortty, @Clare_MacG, @MikeSav47032563 & @faizashaheen revisit the findings of The Great British Class Survey, ten years on.
Register now: https://t.co/aLnO9UGvsv
Does class inequality still matter in modern Britain?
Join us on 4 February, 6.30pm as @chakrabortty, @Clare_MacG, @MikeSav47032563 & @faizashaheen revisit the findings of The Great British Class Survey ten years after its publication.
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/NULXncqIdg
🎧 Listen to @SamFriedmanSoc on @guardian's "Today in Focus", where he charts the enduring influence of private schools in the making of the British elite and asks whether the Labour government is finally looking to curtail it.
https://t.co/QfM78caUX2
Check out our latest text, which is the first international reference work showcasing the diversity of ways of using Bourdieu’s sociological toolkits in educational research:
https://t.co/gkTFkw5zcf
Thrilled to announce our inaugural conference on Racial Justice, Equity and Power (RJEP) at UoS. Click the link below for further details and the call for papers. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to UoS in July next year.
https://t.co/YEMSFOHlSs
Montes 2024 'So close and yet so far: Comparing the experiences of university non-traditional students before and after the pandemic'
(https://t.co/4logLuSC7n) #wideningparticipation#highereducation#highered
@uosantiracismc1@SimonBransden Firstly, huge congratulations @Chrissie on the publication of your article. Quite timely!
And yes! It will be a privilege to be part of the discussion panel for this article.
Thrilled to announce our inaugural conference on Racial Justice, Equity and Power (RJEP) at UoS. Click the link below for further details and the call for papers. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to UoS in July next year.
https://t.co/YEMSFOHlSs
@SamFriedman and @aaronsreeves huge congratulations on being included in @TheEconomist's Top 10 Politics books of 2024. An incredible feat but not undeserved or unexpected🎉 👍🏽
"Born to Rule", a book by @LSEsociology's @SamFriedmanSoc and @aaronsreeves about the British elite, was included in @TheEconomist's Top 10 Politics books of 2024.
The authors spoke to us recently about their research 👇
"Born to Rule", a book by @LSEsociology's @SamFriedmanSoc and @aaronsreeves about the British elite, was included in @TheEconomist's Top 10 Politics books of 2024.
The authors spoke to us recently about their research 👇
Always great to read Pere Ayling @AylingPere, who here focuses on elite education consumption as a strategy of distinction for Nigerian parents
https://t.co/9AMMI6XYnF
Congratulations to both of us🎉 It was really nice working on this article with you🥰 Your contribution is invaluable and I look forward (eagerly) to our next joint project.