Bryan Boyle
Sociologist. Post-Doctoral Researcher @mpifg.bsky.social. Labour, culture & elites. Ethnographer of butlers.
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleThere is a genre of "AI" labor that is as horrofying to read as Upton Sinclairs The Jungle—and just as important data-workers.org/michael/
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleI am happy to share that my article: Family Feelings: affective ties and the reproduction of wealth in super-rich families was among the five most read articles in Emotions and Society in 2025! @bupjournals.bsky.social Here you can access the collection:
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleGreat new paper! A similar study in the U.K. is long overdue. A lot of elite employers in the U.K. have begun to take class background seriously, but universities remain woefully behind
- Reposted by Bryan Boyle🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨 We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making. 4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026 Please share widely 🙏 The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleNew in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social w/ @estelabdiaz.bsky.social: the rapid growth of the admissions consulting industry has raised questions about inequality, privilege, and merit. We combine two original data sources to ask how consultants make sense of their work. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleOur neighbours at @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social are hiring 3 (!) tenure-track faculty members: – Assistant Professor in Political Economy – Assistant Professor in International Politics – Assistant Professor in Political Science Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 More details: jobs.tcd.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleMe and @runestahl.bsky.social are hiring a future PhD fellow to study climate and class www.cbs.dk/om-cbs/job-o...
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- Feeling very lucky to be able to give this talk at the University of Copenhagen tomorrow! www.sociology.ku.dk/about/calend...
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- Good luck to my colleagues at the @vubrussel.bsky.social protesting against the Flemish government’s cuts to higher education this Thursday. Article (in Dutch) below www.demorgen.be/nieuws/waaro...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleCNRS cancels Web of Science in order to focus on qualitative evaluation and promoting the development of open databases. www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Bryan BoyleTrès heureuse d’annoncer la parution du livre, coécrit avec Sébastien Michon 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭·𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦. 𝘜𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘥’𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦, paru au Croquant. On y parle de l’exercice du pouvoir local par une « liste citoyenne » élue à Strasbourg en 2020.
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleExcited to finally share my new paper (w/Raphaël Charron-Chénier) out in BJS! Staying Apart for the Kids looks at how older adults consider preserving family wealth in their new relationships. Drawing on my interviews with mid/late-life daters, we show how accumulated wealth shapes dating decisions.
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleWe are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- Reposted by Bryan Boyle🇫🇷 We are hiring 🇫🇷 Assistant or Associate Professor Position in Computational Sociology @crestsociology.bsky.social @ipparis.bsky.social Details here (please RT) www.shorturl.at/E57le
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleAfter adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleIf you know someone who is thinking about doing a PhD and who is interested in health then please share this advert with them. It is an ESRC funded PhD working on trade unions and health as part of a collaboration with me and the @tuc.org.uk @lsesociology.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
- Reposted by Bryan Boyle🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Bryan Boyle📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers! We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert). Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleWe are excited to announce the launch of #lessonplans tied to our #Uncommonsense #podcast. Each highlights relevant AQA & Cambridge OCR modules, and shares recommended reading. You can find all episodes listed in this news story, here. Engage! Enjoy! Share! thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleNew paper for @bjsociology.bsky.social exploring how working-class young people in London, Rochdale & Morecambe associate university with risk due to debt (deterring some), but also potential reward in terms of grad premium, and crucially, dignity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Bryan Boyle"For large parts of the world’s population, the apocalypse does not point to a distant future but represents a (very real) lived experience in the present." ephemerajournal.org/current-issue
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- Great interview with sociologist-cum-screenwriter in the @thesociologicalreview.org magazine 👀 👀 👀 inspiring for anyone interested in public sociology! thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleMy new article in @city-journal.bsky.social argues for a critical understanding of the meritocratic ideal among urban researchers. In particular, it explores the consequences of how this ideal is reproduced in stigmatised neighbourhoods: doi.org/10.1080/1360.... @lsemethodology.bsky.social
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- How do elites navigate a world with meritocratic expectations and calls for diversity? I had the absolute privilege to talk to both Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new books that address these very questions! Listen to the podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
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- Reposted by Bryan BoyleAs part of our analysis, we ranked constituencies in England according to a range of measures across the life-course. You can use our interactive map to see how constituencies rank in terms of access to opportunity for disadvantaged young people ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/opportunity-...
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- Reposted by Bryan Boyle🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleWe're looking forward to welcoming Prof Patricia Owens for a book launch of 'Erased: A History of International Thought without Men' on May 21, 5pm ARB SG2. Co-hosted with the @campolis.bsky.social IR/Hist group. All welcome, reception to follow! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
- Reposted by Bryan BoyleReminder: The deadline to submit for our workshop on the education and training of the entrepreneurial elite is coming up soon (30.05.)! We look forward to reading your submissions and meeting you at the Swiss Elite Observatory @obelitessuisses.bsky.social, University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social
- [ #socioelites ] Call for participation for the workshop ‘Education and training of the entrepreneurial elite: life paths and world views’, organised on the 15th and 16th October 2025 at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social ⌛️ 30th May 2025: submission of proposals 🗣️ English/French
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