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Ethnicity and Academia: Closure Models, Racism Models and Market Models

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  • Steve Fenton
  • John Carter
  • Tariq Modood

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The paper addresses racism, discrimination, equal opportunities policies, institutional cultures, and the pressures of markets in influencing the position of minority ethnic groups in academia. The representation and position of minority ethnic groups among academic staff in UK higher education has previously been little studied. Data from the Higher Education Statistical Agency records and from new surveys are presented and analysed. Representation is low especially among some groups, but is growing among younger sections of academic staff, and is much higher in some academic subject areas than others. Analysis of terms of contract and of seniority by ethnic groups suggests that minorities are significantly less well placed within the profession. An important distinction is between British and non- British nationality in assessing ethnicity and academic posts; non- British staff may be seen as part of a global labour market, especially in fixed term contract research work. The evidence is evaluated alongside a re-exploration of principal models for explaining ethnic disadvantage in labour markets: closure, discrimination, equal opportunities, institutional racism and markets. The authors conclude that a combination of the last two models offers the best prospect of a full explanation.

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  • Steve Fenton & John Carter & Tariq Modood, 2000. "Ethnicity and Academia: Closure Models, Racism Models and Market Models," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 5(2), pages 116-134, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:5:y:2000:i:2:p:116-134
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.497
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