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If you have a family member in the elite, you are 120 times more likely to get there too compared with everyone else. Nicholas Harris on Aaron Reeves & Sam Friedman's "fascinating" Born to Rule in @newstatesman: newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

Ever wondered what it's like to be a part of the Sociology Department at LSE? Join Roshinee in her student vlog as she shares her experience from studying MSc Human Rights this year at LSE 👇 buff.ly/4dqAcGP

📢 Join us on Thurs 10 October as Laura Pulido explores the connection between U.S. white nationalism and the GOP’s climate obstruction 🌍 🔴 zurl.co/uTH4

The contemporary elite class portray their success as the result of their own blood, sweat and tears. Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves's research of the profiles over 125,000 members of the British elite from the 1890s to today, suggests otherwise. youtube.com/watch?v=gcPIp2…

🇬🇧 Who are the #British elite? Join us for the book launch of Aaron Reeves & Sam Friedman's new book, in which they provide a uniquely data-rich analysis of the #British elite. LSE Sociology event. In person and online. See below 👇 lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/10…

We've been named top in London for the fifth time in row in the Guardian Universities University Guide 2025 rankings! 🎉 ow.ly/xhvZ50Tja8Q

“If we want to make genuine progress on opening up elite positions to wider segments of society, then actually opening up those universities to those same communities would become a really important move” Sam Friedman & Aaron Reeves in the The Guardian👇 ow.ly/Exe850TmFN2

"An elite by inheritance still holds sway but it has been joined by an elite of grafters." Read the The New Statesman's review of Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman's new book, "Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite". buff.ly/47fMnE4

We spoke to Sam Friedman (LSE Sociology) and Aaron Reeves (@DSPI_oxford LSE Inequalities) about their new book, Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite Harvard University Press. Read it here 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAN

Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite, provides a data-rich analysis of the British elite from the Victorian era to today. Join Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves to learn more about who runs Britain, how they think, and what they want.buff.ly/4gdmEjQ

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Co-author of Born to Rule, Aaron Reeves, joined Bobby Seagull on @Bonsuman’s @timesradio show to discuss whether Oxbridge should cap private schools at 10%. Listen to the episode: thetimes.com/radio/show/202…

Registration is now live for our upcoming event "Born to Rule: the making and remaking of the British elite" ➡️ ow.ly/HGb850TkRuk Join us on Thursday 3 October at 6.30pm to hear from wonderful speakers on how British elite has changed over the past 125 years🎩

In this LSE Review of Books blog Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves discuss their latest book "Born to Rule" 🎩 Read the full interview to find out who rules Britain?👇 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

"Elites from working-class backgrounds, women and ethnic minorities who reach elite positions are quite different politically to other elites. Notably, they tend to tilt to the left, politically and socially." Sam Friedman Aaron Reeves Harvard University Press wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAN

🌐 Are today’s power brokers a conservative chumocracy? In this LSE Sociology event, Sam Friedman, @hm_hashi, Aaron Reeves, Lauren Rivera, Faiza Shaheen & Suzanne Hall will examine who the 🇬🇧 elite are. #LSEEvents In person and online. More info 👇 lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/10…

We have been named University of the Year 2025 and ranked as the top university in the UK by The Times and The Sunday Times! 🥳 🥳 🥳 Prof Larry Kramer, LSE President and Vice Chancellor, welcomed the announcement: "This is a tribute to our outstanding faculty and students, and global community."