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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I know plenty of politicians 'working classify' their backgrounds, but this from Jenrick is taking the piss.

His father's linked in is here: uk.linkedin.com/in/bill-jenr...

He was a managing accountant who ended up as the Managing Director of Cannon Industries

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference!

The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.

Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.

www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting but not me, the superior @samfr.bsky.social

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Maria Sobolewska @profsob.bsky.social · 6d

An important new paper from my talented, but BlueSky-less PHD Jose Lopes

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The unfulfilled promises of upward mobility and support for radical left parties in Western Europe

In recent decades, educational expansion has produced a large swathe of university graduates which labour markets are increasingly less able to absorb…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 8d

The research video for our book Born to Rule (made by the brilliant Maayan Arad) is a Finalist for a Lovie Award. It’s now down to a public vote so please have a watch and, if you like it, vote for us! vote.lovieawards.com/PublicVoting... @lsesociology.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

The People's Lovie Awards needs YOU

I just voted for this finalist to win a People's Lovie Awards. You should too.

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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

doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow...
@europeansocreview.bsky.social

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

doi.org

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 9d

New paper! Led by the brilliant @blaabaek.bsky.social and based on library borrowing data for the entire 🇩🇰 population. Thread below

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

doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow...
@europeansocreview.bsky.social

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

doi.org

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ARK @ark-ni.bsky.social · 12d

We were delighted to welcome Prof @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
to deliver our ARK at 25 lecture yesterday.

Prof Reeves discussed findings from his book (co-authored with Prof @samfriedman.bsky.social) Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite.

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.

Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵

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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

More 👇

jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

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

jobportal.ku.dk

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · 28d

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

The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.

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

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Kat Chzhen @katchzhen.bsky.social · 28d

📢NEW Vacancy📢

Assistant Professor in Sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social

Specialising in quantitative sociology

⏰Deadline: 6 October

Maternity cover

MORE INFO:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a...

APPLY HERE: www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/

Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor in Sociology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Sep 8

Norwegian 🇳🇴 votes nearly counted. Looks like reelection for the Labour Party and the red block. Remarkable comeback. The populist Progress Party has a great result and has overtaken the Conservative Party (remind you of anything?) @jonasgahrstore will be back as PM #valg2025

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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.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Charging #VAT on the UK's #PrivateSchools is a mostly symbolic move by the Labour Government: their mission of “smashing the class ceiling” needs to target elite university admissions.

@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

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.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Katya Ivanova 🟥 @katyaoivanova.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract).

www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...

@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs

Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid

Tilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is op zoek naar een Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid, Departement Sociologie, locatie Tilburg.

www.academictransfer.com

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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · Sep 7

Aarhus University, invites applications for two assistant or associate professor positions in educational sociology with a focus on the application of quantitative methods

international.au.dk/about/profil...

Two assistant/associate professors in educational sociology with a quantitative methods focus based either in Copenhagen or Aarhus - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Danish School of Education - Department of Educational Sociolog, Aarhus University

international.au.dk

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 7

All of this is true. I would add sometimes your paper is stuck because the editor is just a person and it is ok to ask

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Sep 6

Britain is now one of very few countries where Gen Z are firmly left-of-centre

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Len Seabrooke @lenseabrooke.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm hiring two Post-Doctoral Fellows in International Political Economy/Economic Sociology as part of the ADD project funded by the Velux Foundation. The posts are linked to an AI Sustainability package led by Christina Lioma at KU and me at CBS, drawing insights from comp sci & political economy.

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · Sep 5

The inaugural BJS Conference, which took place in April 2024 at LSE, welcomed over 300 attendees from 138 different academic institutions and 23 countries.

Watch highlights from the conference ➡️ buff.ly/jg5Y8JF

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.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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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

👀 Call for Papers 👀

The BJS Conference is back! 23rd and 24th of April 2026 at LSE. Please submit an abstract by October 20th and share widely. It’s going to be 💥

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

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Govt needs to go much further on private school reform if it wants to reach its goal of ‘smashing the class ceiling’

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.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 1

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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