Oligarchs and Their Discontents - Melissa Lane

About this episode

Professor Melissa Lane discusses the role of oligarchs and their societal impacts in this lecture.

This lecture was recorded by Professor Melissa Lane on 5th March 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London. Melissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics, Princeton University and is also Associated Faculty in the Department of Classics and Department of Philosophy. Previously she was Senior University Lecturer at Cambridge University in the Faculty of History and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. She studied for her first degree in Social Studies (awarded summa cum laude) at Harvard ...

People in this episode

Guest: Melissa Lane

Topics covered

• politics
• history
• philosophy
• social studies
• education

Keywords

• oligarchs
• politics
• Melissa Lane
• Princeton University
• Barnard’s Inn Hall

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Princeton University, Cambridge University

Places: Barnard’s Inn Hall, London

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