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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 2d

We're pleased to announce that our Inaugural Craig J. Calhoun Prize for an Outstanding Thesis in Sociology has been awarded to @sachahilhorst.bsky.social. Her thesis investigated the shifting politics of ex-mining and manufacturing towns in the Midlands.

Read more about the prize 👇

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 7d

Rumours swirling that Government may try to avoid fully scrapping 2 child limit by changing it to a 3 child limit, only lifting it for some groups or giving lower support to 3rd and subsequent children. Helpfully @resfoundation.bsky.social already crunched the numbers, finding that...1/4

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Ea Blaabæk @blaabaek.bsky.social · 9d

Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research

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How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark

Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di

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Ea Blaabæk @blaabaek.bsky.social · 9d

@madsjaeger.bsky.social @samfriedman.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social

👩‍🎓 People with higher education & wealth use libraries much more
💼 Differences across income and occupations are smaller
‍🕵️‍♀️ Everyone loves crime novels!
🎨 But the highly educated & wealthy are also drawn to “highbrow” genres

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 13d

If you’ve been following the RFK Jr autism news, then you’ve probably heard that there’s a systematic review “proving” Tylenol causes autism.

Here’s my review of that paper👇🏼

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The best evidence Tylenol causes autism isn't great

On Monday, RFK Jr announced Tylenol ‘causes’ autism referencing three studies as evidence. Let's dive in.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 13d

Sir Keir Starmer will be told by senior cabinet ministers that lifting the two-child cap is the most effective way of alleviating child poverty amid mounting pressure from ministers and backbenchers

Cabinet ministers to recommend lifting two-child benefit cap

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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 13d

Small business are avoiding £15 billion in Corporation Tax! 😳

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 13d

The growth of National Insurance over time makes it more important than ever to worry about its design.

Read 'Call of duties' now, to learn why we propose switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax 👉 buff.ly/uLWun7f

chart showing Changes in tax revenue as a share of GDP, relative to 1948: UK

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 13d

The vacuum at highest levels in talking about this dark turn in British life over the last few months HAS to end.

Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 13d

More and more such incidents happening daily
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Kids racially abused me and the adults' reaction broke me'

Sophia Choudry says she is "shaken" and "heartbroken" after being racially abused on the Elizabeth line.

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Dr Kate Haddow @khaddow93.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hate self promoting posts! And not going to say 'I am delighted' 😂 but also no one will promote this for me 😂. So sod it! Please give my article some love or a repost. This article means a lot to me on food aid beyond the food bank!

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‘Free Food Places’: Looking Beyond the Food Bank to Better Understand Alternative Models of Food Aid - Kate Haddow, 2025

In the last decade, there has been a vast increase in research into the rise of food aid, particularly food banks, in wealthier countries. However, what has bee...

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 14d

📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!

The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.

We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 16d

We need more in-depth reporting on UK university finances like this. Research , research funding and their relation to teaching and teaching funding could do with a similar level of detail. Here's a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers: on.ft.com/3ImSMWa

The shadow economy behind the international student boom

A lucrative revenue stream for universities has led to an industry of unregulated agents now under scrutiny for making lofty promises

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Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social · 19d

The beginning of this post is also a short call for more pubs and terraces along rivers (the Thames in London specifically but presumably applies to other cities too). C’mon Labour, listen to Marie (after you scrap the two child limit, of course)!

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 19d

right! well everyone seems to want to know about that janky podcast I worked on with Morgan McSweeney back in 2018, so I wrote about it - TL;DR it was........a mess: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/so-about-t...

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Sol Gamsu @solgamsu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our paper on clusters of schools across the UK is out.

We find five clusters: multi-racial & super-diverse middle & working-class schools of towns & cities, suburban white middle class schools, established elite schools & (post-)industrial white working class schools.

doi.org/10.1002/berj...

A hierarchical cluster analysis on principal components showing five clusters of points, coloured by cluster, on a graph.

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Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social · 21d

A new paper in @thelancetph.bsky.social with a great team of researchers (inc @katemason.bsky.social). We lay out an updated framework for thinking about housing as a social determinant of health www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Housing as a social determinant of health: a contemporary framework

Housing is a key social determinant of health. Healthy housing is affordable, suitable, and secure. It is characterised by warmth, dryness, and proper…

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Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social · 21d

this is really important work!! Out-of-work benefits are not at a record high but they have gone up a bit recently (this only becomes clear if you make appropriate adjustments to the underlying numbers that reflect changes in how the data in this series is compiled).

Ben Baumberg Geiger @benbgeiger.bsky.social · 21d

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? My new post open.substack.com/pub/inequali... , and also my take on More or Less this morning at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high?

The official statistics are wildly misleading - I've now made some new estimates that show just how wrong they are

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Journal of Critical Public Health @cphjournal.bsky.social · 23d

Journal of Critical Public Health. Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025)

Are Place-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities a Highway to Success or a Policy Dead-End?

Gerry McCartney & Jennie Popay

journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...

Are place-based approaches to reducing health inequalities a highway to success or a policy dead-end? | Journal of Critical Public Health

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Charlie Rahal @crahal.com · Sep 1

🚨It's that exciting time of year!🚨

Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:

1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html

Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 27d

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).

You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!

#sociology

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jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

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What's Left of Philosophy @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 1

new episode out now! we talk with Nicholas Vrousalis about why we should understand exploitation as a form of domination and why this is a powerful argument for capitalism being unjust. also we lovingly give G.A. Cohen and John Roemer a little bit of a hard time. www.patreon.com/posts/119-ex...

119 | Exploitation and the Theory of Domination w/ Prof. Nicholas Vrousalis | What's Left of Philosophy

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Sep 8

Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools!
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.

Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE

Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.

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Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm biased of course but this was great last time and we are hoping it will be fantastic again.

LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!

Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.

📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

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Patrick Präg @ppraeg.bsky.social · Sep 8

2024 was hands down the BEST sociology conference I attended in years

LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!

Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.

📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Sep 4

💡New! Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling, argue
@aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE

Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · Sep 2

I *loved* working on this story: what do Spain’s aristocrats think now Rafael Nadal (as the new Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca) has become one of them? on.ft.com/47o4byZ

Rafael Nadal’s elevation to the aristocracy prompts Spanish nobles to reconsider their future

With the retired tennis player a newly minted marquess, the country’s titled class realises it must adapt to modern values

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Christina J. Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social · Sep 2

Early reviews of INHERITED INEQUALITY are in I couldn’t be happier with its reception. I’ll be posting one each day this week.

First up, award-winning author & sociologist, Anthony Jack. THANK YOU!

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