OBELIS - Observatoire des élites suisses
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History, Political Science, Sociology - www.unil.ch/obelis
Consult OBELIS database: https://shorturl.at/AWJ4d
Download OBELIS data: https://shorturl.at/VVoll
OBELIS Summer school: https://shorturl.at/5pvY8
Consult OBELIS database: https://shorturl.at/AWJ4d
Download OBELIS data: https://shorturl.at/VVoll
OBELIS Summer school: https://shorturl.at/5pvY8
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📢 New #OpenAccess!
Why do some professors appear in the media far more than others?
#RH_Heiberger @BasHofstra #S_Unger find both patterns of cumulative advantage & gender inequality, with men more likely to become “short-listed”!
➡️ Read it ungated at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf037
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Why do some professors appear in the media far more than others?
#RH_Heiberger @BasHofstra #S_Unger find both patterns of cumulative advantage & gender inequality, with men more likely to become “short-listed”!
➡️ Read it ungated at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf037
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Professors in the media: dynamics of cumulative advantage, reputation, and gender
Abstract. Translation of science to a general public is increasingly important in modern academia. Yet, there is little knowledge on whether and why scient
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📢 New #OpenAccess!
Why do some professors appear in the media far more than others?
#RH_Heiberger @BasHofstra #S_Unger find both patterns of cumulative advantage & gender inequality, with men more likely to become “short-listed”!
➡️ Read it ungated at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf037
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Why do some professors appear in the media far more than others?
#RH_Heiberger @BasHofstra #S_Unger find both patterns of cumulative advantage & gender inequality, with men more likely to become “short-listed”!
➡️ Read it ungated at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf037
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Fresh data from the Federal Statistical Office (BFS) just dropped on professorial appointments at Swiss universities.
Between 2022 and 2024, 977 people were appointed as professors (511 as full professors). Median age: 48 (women) resp. 53 (men).
Breakdown by gender and by Swiss university⬇️
Between 2022 and 2024, 977 people were appointed as professors (511 as full professors). Median age: 48 (women) resp. 53 (men).
Breakdown by gender and by Swiss university⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Fresh data from the Federal Statistical Office (BFS) just dropped on professorial appointments at Swiss universities.
Between 2022 and 2024, 977 people were appointed as professors (511 as full professors). Median age: 48 (women) resp. 53 (men).
Breakdown by gender and by Swiss university⬇️
Between 2022 and 2024, 977 people were appointed as professors (511 as full professors). Median age: 48 (women) resp. 53 (men).
Breakdown by gender and by Swiss university⬇️
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Wer richtig viel Geld hat, fällt ungern auf. Drei Beobachtungen zum beliebtesten Männer-Haarschnitt der Schweizer Finanz-Elite. https://c-de.co/DyA61
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wer richtig viel Geld hat, fällt ungern auf. Drei Beobachtungen zum beliebtesten Männer-Haarschnitt der Schweizer Finanz-Elite. https://c-de.co/DyA61
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Farage is interesting as an example of upper class cultures of racism & fascism fostered thru elite schools. He's not the only one.
What's also interesting here is how the teachers (& some of his peers) vary in their attitude towards racism & anti-semitism.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
What's also interesting here is how the teachers (& some of his peers) vary in their attitude towards racism & anti-semitism.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Farage is interesting as an example of upper class cultures of racism & fascism fostered thru elite schools. He's not the only one.
What's also interesting here is how the teachers (& some of his peers) vary in their attitude towards racism & anti-semitism.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
What's also interesting here is how the teachers (& some of his peers) vary in their attitude towards racism & anti-semitism.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Inégalités : la sidérante envolée des revenus des ultrariches
Inégalités : la sidérante envolée des revenus des ultrariches
Les 0,1 % de Français les plus aisés gagnent en moyenne 167 fois plus que le quart des foyers les plus modestes, selon l’Insee. L’écart s’est beaucoup creusé en vingt ans. Les réformes d’Emmanuel Macron ont fait baisser le taux d’imposition des plus riches.
www.lemonde.fr
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Inégalités : la sidérante envolée des revenus des ultrariches
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📑 Premier article sur les résultats de ma thèse : première étude sur l'ensemble des directeur-rices de l'ensemble des ministères (1990-2025) qui tempèrent l’idée d’une grande élite parisienne sortie de l’ENA, qui cache en réalité des parcours beaucoup plus divers. 💡 acteurspublics.fr/articles/che...
Chez les directeurs d’administration centrale, de plus en plus de femmes et de techniciens
Dans le cadre de sa thèse, le chercheur Nicolas Bina, par ailleurs en poste au ministère de la Transition écologique, a effectué une étude chiffrée sur les profils de l'ensemble des directeurs d’admin...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📑 Premier article sur les résultats de ma thèse : première étude sur l'ensemble des directeur-rices de l'ensemble des ministères (1990-2025) qui tempèrent l’idée d’une grande élite parisienne sortie de l’ENA, qui cache en réalité des parcours beaucoup plus divers. 💡 acteurspublics.fr/articles/che...
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En analysant près de 8 000 recrutements à la maîtrise de conférences en France entre 2017 et 2024, Olivier Godechot, Rachel Issiakou, Yann Renisio et Adrien Rougier reviennent sur la question ancienne et controversée du localisme académique.
Le localisme universitaire, nouvelles évaluations
En analysant près de 8 000 recrutements à la maîtrise de conférences en France entre 2017 et 2024, Olivier Godechot, Rachel Issiakou, Yann Renisio et Adrien Rougier reviennent sur la question ancienne et controversée du localisme académique.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
En analysant près de 8 000 recrutements à la maîtrise de conférences en France entre 2017 et 2024, Olivier Godechot, Rachel Issiakou, Yann Renisio et Adrien Rougier reviennent sur la question ancienne et controversée du localisme académique.
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Why don’t leading German tech entrepreneurs see themselves as part of the establishment?
Lion Hubrich reflects on elite biographies, the construction of meritocratic legitimacy, and appropriation of the figure of the outsider.
#OpenAccess in the journal @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/cZuTblt
Lion Hubrich reflects on elite biographies, the construction of meritocratic legitimacy, and appropriation of the figure of the outsider.
#OpenAccess in the journal @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/cZuTblt
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Why don’t leading German tech entrepreneurs see themselves as part of the establishment?
Lion Hubrich reflects on elite biographies, the construction of meritocratic legitimacy, and appropriation of the figure of the outsider.
#OpenAccess in the journal @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/cZuTblt
Lion Hubrich reflects on elite biographies, the construction of meritocratic legitimacy, and appropriation of the figure of the outsider.
#OpenAccess in the journal @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/cZuTblt
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In die Schweizer Elite schafft es nur, wer Einfluss hat – und die richtigen Netzwerke. Der Lausanner Soziologe Felix Bühlmann erforscht, wer dazugehört: einige Hundert Menschen, die Wirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung prägen. Was muss man tun, um Teil davon zu werden?
Von Bundesräten bis zu Wirtschaftsbossen: Wer gehört in der Schweiz wirklich zur Elite? Dieser Mann weiss es
www.blick.ch
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In die Schweizer Elite schafft es nur, wer Einfluss hat – und die richtigen Netzwerke. Der Lausanner Soziologe Felix Bühlmann erforscht, wer dazugehört: einige Hundert Menschen, die Wirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung prägen. Was muss man tun, um Teil davon zu werden?
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New from me:
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
Billionaire Migration: An Interactive Map
An interactive map of city-level migration flows for 3,106 billionaires from birth to most recent residence.
wesleystubenbord.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
New from me:
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
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[📻 #Socioelites] "Les start-ups : enquête au cœur du nouveau monde du capitalisme" avec Marion Flécher
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Les start-ups : enquête au cœur du nouveau monde du capitalisme
Les “start-up” font partie désormais du langage courant. Mais derrière les promesses de ce nouveau modèle, quelle est la réalité de l’organisation du travail dans ces entreprises ? Quelles sont les pr...
www.radiofrance.fr
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
[📻 #Socioelites] "Les start-ups : enquête au cœur du nouveau monde du capitalisme" avec Marion Flécher
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Hier Anne-Sophie Delval de l'OBELIS @sspunil.bsky.social a parlé des élites suisses au micro du 12h30 de la RTS: www.rts.ch/info/societe...
Derrière la discrétion, les stratégies des élites suisses pour conserver leur influence | RTS
En Suisse, la méritocratie reste un idéal plus qu’une réalité. Le pouvoir continue de se concentrer entre les mains d'une minorité, qui se transmet ses privilèges de génération en génération, a expliq...
www.rts.ch
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Hier Anne-Sophie Delval de l'OBELIS @sspunil.bsky.social a parlé des élites suisses au micro du 12h30 de la RTS: www.rts.ch/info/societe...
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Call for Abstracts!
Moral Economies of Class Privilege:
Legitimation, Intermediaries and Space in the Reproduction of Elites
Workshop – May 11-12, 2026 – University of Lausanne
Deadline for submission: 15 January 2026
Moral Economies of Class Privilege:
Legitimation, Intermediaries and Space in the Reproduction of Elites
Workshop – May 11-12, 2026 – University of Lausanne
Deadline for submission: 15 January 2026
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Call for Abstracts!
Moral Economies of Class Privilege:
Legitimation, Intermediaries and Space in the Reproduction of Elites
Workshop – May 11-12, 2026 – University of Lausanne
Deadline for submission: 15 January 2026
Moral Economies of Class Privilege:
Legitimation, Intermediaries and Space in the Reproduction of Elites
Workshop – May 11-12, 2026 – University of Lausanne
Deadline for submission: 15 January 2026
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My article on the tv hit Succession and its media reception finally out. Keywords Schadenfreude, fantasy, dynasties. My argument being that it is a fantasy-driven construct appealing to a middle class desire to see the rich as miserable people destined to fall. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From the figure of the obscene rich to the fantasy of its destruction: on Succession, schadenfreude and the godlike power of the super-rich on screen
A significant part of contemporary popular culture portrays the rich as obscene, self-destructive, addicted and deranged. This article analyses the affective intensities circulating around this tro...
www.tandfonline.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My article on the tv hit Succession and its media reception finally out. Keywords Schadenfreude, fantasy, dynasties. My argument being that it is a fantasy-driven construct appealing to a middle class desire to see the rich as miserable people destined to fall. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
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“Our findings show that most of Colombia’s wealth, political power and social prestige – across a country with a population of 53 million – is concentrated on just 932 individuals”
– Jenny Pearce & Juan David Velasco on “elite constellations" #LSEInequalitiesBlog
🔗 buff.ly/YldrN40
– Jenny Pearce & Juan David Velasco on “elite constellations" #LSEInequalitiesBlog
🔗 buff.ly/YldrN40
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“Our findings show that most of Colombia’s wealth, political power and social prestige – across a country with a population of 53 million – is concentrated on just 932 individuals”
– Jenny Pearce & Juan David Velasco on “elite constellations" #LSEInequalitiesBlog
🔗 buff.ly/YldrN40
– Jenny Pearce & Juan David Velasco on “elite constellations" #LSEInequalitiesBlog
🔗 buff.ly/YldrN40
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🔥🔥 New article in PlosOne 🔥🔥
Citation behaviour isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s shaped by social ties and topic overlap.
Let’s rethink how we evaluate research impact.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Citation behaviour isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s shaped by social ties and topic overlap.
Let’s rethink how we evaluate research impact.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🔥🔥 New article in PlosOne 🔥🔥
Citation behaviour isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s shaped by social ties and topic overlap.
Let’s rethink how we evaluate research impact.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Citation behaviour isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s shaped by social ties and topic overlap.
Let’s rethink how we evaluate research impact.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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[📢 #socioelites] Post-doctorat de 13 mois "Les élites mobiles des Hauts-de-France : choix résidentiels et modes d'habiter".
Le projet comprend un volet migration, avec l'étude des mobilités résidentielles des élites économiques françaises à travers la frontière franco-belge.
⌛ 10.11.2025
Le projet comprend un volet migration, avec l'étude des mobilités résidentielles des élites économiques françaises à travers la frontière franco-belge.
⌛ 10.11.2025
October 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
[📢 #socioelites] Post-doctorat de 13 mois "Les élites mobiles des Hauts-de-France : choix résidentiels et modes d'habiter".
Le projet comprend un volet migration, avec l'étude des mobilités résidentielles des élites économiques françaises à travers la frontière franco-belge.
⌛ 10.11.2025
Le projet comprend un volet migration, avec l'étude des mobilités résidentielles des élites économiques françaises à travers la frontière franco-belge.
⌛ 10.11.2025
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The next Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association will take place in Fribourg 🇨🇭 September 2–4, 2026.
The call is available here: events.unifr.ch/ssa-conferen...
We look forward to receiving your proposals in German, French, or English starting Nov 1 🕰️
@unifr.bsky.social @sggfsseg.bsky.social
The call is available here: events.unifr.ch/ssa-conferen...
We look forward to receiving your proposals in German, French, or English starting Nov 1 🕰️
@unifr.bsky.social @sggfsseg.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The next Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association will take place in Fribourg 🇨🇭 September 2–4, 2026.
The call is available here: events.unifr.ch/ssa-conferen...
We look forward to receiving your proposals in German, French, or English starting Nov 1 🕰️
@unifr.bsky.social @sggfsseg.bsky.social
The call is available here: events.unifr.ch/ssa-conferen...
We look forward to receiving your proposals in German, French, or English starting Nov 1 🕰️
@unifr.bsky.social @sggfsseg.bsky.social
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Submit an abstract for the BJS Conference - April 23 and 24 2026 at LSE. Deadline this Monday!
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
British Journal of Sociology Conference
Find out more about the BJS conference 2026, which will provide an in-person platform for academics across the discipline to advance their research.
www.lse.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Submit an abstract for the BJS Conference - April 23 and 24 2026 at LSE. Deadline this Monday!
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
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Sociologists, political scientists, other scholars & practitioners of US politics - submit a proposal to our People-Ing Politics conference as part of the Eastern Sociological Society's conference in DC this March 5 - 8th. Apply by 10/15 (unless they extend) & please share - ess2026.exordo.com/login
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sociologists, political scientists, other scholars & practitioners of US politics - submit a proposal to our People-Ing Politics conference as part of the Eastern Sociological Society's conference in DC this March 5 - 8th. Apply by 10/15 (unless they extend) & please share - ess2026.exordo.com/login
Article sur les 10 ans de l'OBELIS dans Le Temps: www.letemps.ch/carrieres-et...
Discrètes, toujours plus diplômées et féminines: les élites suisses sous la loupe - Le Temps
L’Observatoire des élites suisses fête ses 10 ans en 2025. Retour avec deux membres de son équipe fondatrice sur les caractéristiques des personnes de pouvoir en Suisse et leur évolution, alors que le...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Article sur les 10 ans de l'OBELIS dans Le Temps: www.letemps.ch/carrieres-et...
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looking forward to our workshop next week in Lausanne @obelitessuisses.bsky.social ! thank you @pierrebat.cpesr.fr ✨
"Scolarisations et formations de l’élite entrepreneuriale : parcours de vie et visions du monde"
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
looking forward to our workshop next week in Lausanne @obelitessuisses.bsky.social ! thank you @pierrebat.cpesr.fr ✨
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"Scolarisations et formations de l’élite entrepreneuriale : parcours de vie et visions du monde"
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Scolarisations et formations de l’élite entrepreneuriale : parcours de vie et visions du monde"
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...
Très beau programme pour les 16-17 octobre prochain @sspunil.bsky.social thanks to l'équipe @obelitessuisses.bsky.social
www.unil.ch/events/17522...