Open Access
Born to rule : the making and remaking of the British elite
Files
MWP_Lecture_2025_02.mp4 (94.6 MB)
Video Lecture
MWP_Interview_2025_02.mp4 (2.2 GB)
Video Interview
License
Cadmus Permanent Link
Full-text via DOI
ISBN
ISSN
Issue Date
Type of Publication
Keyword(s)
LC Subject Heading
Other Topic(s)
EUI Research Cluster(s)
Initial version
Published version
Succeeding version
Preceding version
Published version part
Earlier different version
Initial format
Author(s)
Citation
MWP; Video Lecture; 2025/02
Cite
REEVES, Aaron, Born to rule : the making and remaking of the British elite, MWP, Video Lecture, 2025/02 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/92606
Abstract
Think of the British elite and familiar caricatures spring to mind. But are today’s power brokers a conservative chumocracy, born to privilege and anointed at Eton and Oxford? Or is a new progressive elite emerging with different values and political instincts? Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman combed through a trove of data in search of an answer, scrutinizing the profiles, interests, and careers of over 125,000 members of the British elite from the late 1890s to today. At the heart of this meticulously researched study is the historical database of Who’s Who, but the authors also mined genealogical records, examined probate data, and interviewed over 200 leading figures from a wide range of backgrounds and professions to uncover who runs Britain, how they think, and what they want.
Table of Contents
Additional Information
MWP Lecture delivered at the European University Institute in Florence on 05 February 2025.
Prof. Aaron Reeves (London School of Economics and Political Science) was interviewed by MWP Fellows Marylou Hamm (STG) and Camille Portier (SPS) on 06 February 2025. Interview link: https://youtu.be/1RFmc2G82gQ?si=bwucu5iiPrmsPv5i
Prof. Aaron Reeves (London School of Economics and Political Science) was interviewed by MWP Fellows Marylou Hamm (STG) and Camille Portier (SPS) on 06 February 2025. Interview link: https://youtu.be/1RFmc2G82gQ?si=bwucu5iiPrmsPv5i