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💻️ Upcoming webinar hosted by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs:
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📣 Over 500 of the UK’s most economically influential individuals have been identified in a new analysis published by III researchers.
It shows that many of those with the greatest economic power remain largely unseen by the wider public, thus avoiding public scrutiny.
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We are excited to be joined by Emma Chamberlain, @helenmiller.bsky.social, @maharafiatal.bsky.social, and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social to discuss why it is so important for the Chancellor to address current wealth trends in her upcoming budget.
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This article reflects on the potential of the rapidly emerging literary genre of autosociobiography to extend analyses of the personal experience and feelings a...
Why do our societies seem so deeply divided when most citizens actually occupy a broad political middle ground?
@steffenmau.bsky.social, @thomaslux.bsky.social & @lwestheuser.bsky.social unpack this paradox in Trigger Points, pub. today @brisunipress.bsky.social, Foreward @mikesavagelse.bsky.social
If you are in East London next Tuesday do come along to hear Faiza and me next Tuesday evening…
A new LSE study examines 500+ influential figures across business, politics and finance, showing how many operate with minimal media visibility despite holding significant economic authority.
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I enjoyed the wealth inequality panel. Great synergy between the contributions by Salvatore Morelli and Aline Muller, and the sociological reflections by Mike Savage, and my philosophical input.
Trigger Points - Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Is society really polarized? This book explores key conflicts...
