Social mobility
Alternative labels
Transformative mobilities
Essay
Social capital 2025: the hidden wealth of nations
This essay considers the link between social capital and economic growth, making the case for a greater focus on social capital in policy and practice. It summarises why social capital matters, how it has changed and what policymakers can do to strengthen it.
Conference proceedings
SOAC 2023: Pacific futures: Australasian cities in transition
SOAC 2023 considers the future identity of Australasian cities in relation to indigenous communities, trans-Tasman networks, and the wider Asia-Pacific.
Report
Social mobility progression report 2022: mind the gap
The study is the latest advancement by KPMG to deepen understanding of social inequalities in the workplace, while sharing its insights with the wider business community.
Book
Move on up: social mobility, opportunity and equality in the 21st century
The essays in this collection shed light on the meaning of social mobility and meritocracy, challenging the usefulness of social mobility – if understood in a narrow sense of helping the ‘able’ reach the top – as a useful guiding concept for politics and policy. The pieces enrich the understanding of class in the UK...
Working paper
Can information about inequality and social mobility change preferences for redistribution? Evidence from randomized controlled trials in 11 high and middle-income countries
Using new cross-country survey and experimental data, we investigate if it is possible to increase people’s support for the national government to address inequality through redistribution by providing them with information about inequality and social mobility in their country.