The Routes to Intellectual Authority in a Prior Colonial Empire: Continued Racialised, Geopolitical Inequalities in the Academic Staff Composition and Employment Conditions of UK Universities
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| Title: | The Routes to Intellectual Authority in a Prior Colonial Empire: Continued Racialised, Geopolitical Inequalities in the Academic Staff Composition and Employment Conditions of UK Universities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dina Zoe Belluigi (ORCID |
| Source: | Race, Ethnicity and Education. 2025 28(2):303-329. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 27 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Racial Composition, Institutional Characteristics, Disproportionate Representation, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Racism, Stranger Reactions, Data Use, Justice, Power Structure, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Attitudes, Geography, Politics |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England), United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), United Kingdom (Scotland), United Kingdom (Wales) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13613324.2024.2398491 |
| ISSN: | 1361-3324 1470-109X |
| Abstract: | Two problematics are exposed and explored within this paper which currently undermine the United Kingdom's international commitments to address racial inequality and injustice: (1) the routes to national, regional, and international intellectual authority via the academic profession, particularly the assigned leadership position of full professor or 'chair'; and (2) the effects of dysconscious data literacy, which is out of step with international mechanisms and agendas to combat racism and xenophobia. This is undertaken through a critical quantitative analysis of administrative data about the socio-demographic composition and employment conditions of academic staff in the devolved nations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Iniquitous employment conditions revealed how the social determinants of 'race', 'sex', 'nationality', and 'religious belief impact academics' access to employment and participation once employed; particularly in the discipline of Education. Shortcomings in categorisation and reporting of official data serve to obfuscate transparency and accountability about inequality. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1466304 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Two problematics are exposed and explored within this paper which currently undermine the United Kingdom's international commitments to address racial inequality and injustice: (1) the routes to national, regional, and international intellectual authority via the academic profession, particularly the assigned leadership position of full professor or 'chair'; and (2) the effects of dysconscious data literacy, which is out of step with international mechanisms and agendas to combat racism and xenophobia. This is undertaken through a critical quantitative analysis of administrative data about the socio-demographic composition and employment conditions of academic staff in the devolved nations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Iniquitous employment conditions revealed how the social determinants of 'race', 'sex', 'nationality', and 'religious belief impact academics' access to employment and participation once employed; particularly in the discipline of Education. Shortcomings in categorisation and reporting of official data serve to obfuscate transparency and accountability about inequality. |
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| ISSN: | 1361-3324 1470-109X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13613324.2024.2398491 |
