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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
Language: English
Authors: Dina Zoe Belluigi (ORCID 0000-0003-4005-0160), Jason Arday (ORCID 0000-0002-9822-1068), Joanne O'Keeffe
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.
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