Abstract
In this paper, we argue that the power structure that lies within the UK elite universities dictates a division of labour through which the inflows of overseas academics into the UK academic labour markets are skewed towards these elite academic institutions where they are employed primarily in research-only posts. These posts, are less valued and are difficult to fill by UK academics. This explains the over-concentration non-UK academics within these posts and suggests that it is not a coincidence, but a result of a division of labour in which they are ‘used’ as a replacement labour.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 528-542 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Globalisation, Societies and Education |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Research Groups and Themes
- SPAIS Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship
Keywords
- academia
- globalisation
- Higher education
- manual labour
- overseas academics
- selected