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Richard Breen is a Professor of Sociology and a Fellow at Nuffield College, where he focuses on issues surrounding social inequality, mobility, and quantitative methods. He has a storied academic career, having served as the William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology at Yale University from 2007 to 2015, and prior to that, he was an Official Fellow at Nuffield College from 2001 to 2006. He also held a professorship in Sociology at the European University Institute from 1997 to 2001 and worked at Queen's University, Belfast from 1991 to 1997. Breen is recognized as a Fellow of the British Academy, and a member of both the Royal Irish Academy and Academia Europaea. His research interests emphasize social inequality, social stratification, and the application of quantitative methods in sociological research. In his role as a supervisor, he has guided doctoral and master's students in their research on inequality and intergenerational mobility, with a particular focus on the relationship between demography and inequality through quantitative methodologies.
Nuffield College • Oxford
Teaching and researching social inequality and mobility.
Yale University • New Haven
Focused on sociological methodologies and inequalities.
European University Institute • Florence
Conducted research on social stratification.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.