What accounts for political elite formation in the UK? And what are the implications for democracy? Here, Brendan O’Rourke, John Hogan, and Paul F. Donnelly use a new ‘Institutional Influence Index’ to demonstrate the validity of the widely-held view that elite formation takes place early in life, and in specific fee-paying private schools such as Eton and Harrow
We draw on 120 years of biographical data (N = 120,764) contained within Who’s Who—a unique catalogu...
This article outlines a novel conceptual framework to examine English society’s ruling institutions....
This dissertation draws on published memoirs, autobiographies, biographies and other sources to expl...
Elites and their formation have become a matter of increasing public concern and research interest i...
The study of elites and their formation has returned to centre stage in recent years. The lessons fr...
The role of higher education systems in the formation and reproduction of governing elites, and thei...
Elites and their formation have become of increasing public concern and research interest in recent ...
In democratic societies the role of the education system is considered crucially important. It is a ...
Drawing on findings from a longitudinal study of four private schools in one geographical area in En...
peer-reviewedDespite generally being neglected in sociological research, the study of elite schoolin...
We draw on 120 years of biographical data (N = 120,764) contained within Who’s Who—a unique catalogu...
Comparing elites across countries: formation & discourses .Presentation to Masters in International ...
A new report by the Social Mobility and Child Povery Commission finds that elitism is deeply embedde...
This study examines the proposition that mass higher education is, in practice, less a network of mo...
Research on elites (that is, on status groups that occupy dominant positions) is characterized by th...
We draw on 120 years of biographical data (N = 120,764) contained within Who’s Who—a unique catalogu...
This article outlines a novel conceptual framework to examine English society’s ruling institutions....
This dissertation draws on published memoirs, autobiographies, biographies and other sources to expl...
Elites and their formation have become a matter of increasing public concern and research interest i...
The study of elites and their formation has returned to centre stage in recent years. The lessons fr...
The role of higher education systems in the formation and reproduction of governing elites, and thei...
Elites and their formation have become of increasing public concern and research interest in recent ...
In democratic societies the role of the education system is considered crucially important. It is a ...
Drawing on findings from a longitudinal study of four private schools in one geographical area in En...
peer-reviewedDespite generally being neglected in sociological research, the study of elite schoolin...
We draw on 120 years of biographical data (N = 120,764) contained within Who’s Who—a unique catalogu...
Comparing elites across countries: formation & discourses .Presentation to Masters in International ...
A new report by the Social Mobility and Child Povery Commission finds that elitism is deeply embedde...
This study examines the proposition that mass higher education is, in practice, less a network of mo...
Research on elites (that is, on status groups that occupy dominant positions) is characterized by th...
We draw on 120 years of biographical data (N = 120,764) contained within Who’s Who—a unique catalogu...
This article outlines a novel conceptual framework to examine English society’s ruling institutions....
This dissertation draws on published memoirs, autobiographies, biographies and other sources to expl...