Institutional Racism in the Academy: A Case Study

189 Pages·2011·2.53 MB·English

by  Andrew Pilkington

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Andrew Pilkington is Professor of Sociology at the
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Institutional Racism in the Academy
a case study
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Institutional Racism in the Academy
a case study
Andrew Pilkington
Trentham Books
Stoke on Trent, UK and Sterling, USA
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Trentham Books Limited
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Oakhill VA 20166-2012
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©2011 Andrew Pilkington
All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or
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First published 2011
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British Library
ISBN 978-1-85856-492-0
Designed and typeset by Trentham Books Ltd, Chester and printed in
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Contents
Acknowledgements • viii
Glossary of Terms • ix
Chapter 1
Institutional racism and the academy• 1
Chapter 2
Midshire Police and institutional racism:
a paradigm case?• 21
Chapter 3
The academy and pressures to promote race equality• 53
Chapter 4
Midshire University and race equality:
learning to swim• 79
Chapter 5
Race equality in universities:
continuity or change? • 119
Chapter 6
From institutional racism to community cohesion:
the changing nature of racial
discourse in Britain• 145
References• 159
Index• 173
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To my mother,Puck Pilkington,
with love and gratitude
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Acknowledgements
I would like to express my gratitude to members of the Centre for Sociology, Anthro-
pology and Politics race group, especially Helen Howard, Shirin Housee, Kevin Hylton
and Paul Warmington for invigorating conversations and productive projects. Their
support has been invaluable over the last decade, and their enthusiasm encouraged
me to persevere with the research informing this book. I would also like to thank Alan
Skelton, Jenny Lavia and David Gillborn for helpful and constructive comments on an
earlier draft of this book. I am also grateful to Michelle Gabriel for her considerable
help with indexing, and at Trentham Books, John Stipling and, especially, Gillian Klein
for their patient editing. One of the continuing joys of working in academia is the
willingness of colleagues to give their time freely and to resist the increasing encroach-
ments of the cash nexus. I am especially grateful to the following whose collegiality is
much appreciated and whose conversations have been formative in developing my
ideas: Tahir Abbas, Michael Banton, Ben Bowling, Mary Evans, Steve Fuller, Anthony
Giddens, Paul Gilroy, Ian Law, Rob Mears, Tariq Modood, Karim Murji, Bhikhu Parekh,
Lucinda Platt, Nirmal Puwar, Barry Smart, John Solomos, Richard Wilkinson and Kath
Woodward.At the University of Northampton, I have leant a great deal from working
with members of the equality and diversity research group, especially Paul Crofts
whose commitment and energy in promoting equality and diversity, sometimes
against the odds, is extraordinary. I am grateful to my colleagues in the Centre for Chil-
dren and Youth for making my leadership role such an easy one; to my research stu-
dents, especially Manoj Barot and Melanie Crofts, for stimulating conversations; and
to Nick Sage for his invaluable support as Head of Sociology. Finally, I would like to
thank my family, and especially Judith and my children, for their love, support and
continuing intellectual stimulation.
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Glossary of Terms
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers
AUT Association of University Teachers
BPA Black Police Association
BME Black and Minority Ethnic
BSA British Sociological Association
CMU Crime Management Unit
CRE Commission for Racial Equality
CUCO Commission on University Career Opportunity
CVCP Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals
DCLG Department of Communities and Local Government
DfES Department for Education and Skills (formerly DCSF)
DIUS Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
ECU Equality Challenge Unit
EDC Equality and Diversity Committee
EDG Equality and Diversity Group
EDO Equality and Diversity Officer
EHRC Equality and Human Rights Commission
EOWG Equal Opportunities Working Group
ESMR Equality Service Monitoring Report
HEA Higher Education Academy
HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEI Higher Education Institution
HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency
HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
LSC Learning Skills Council
MAGRAH Multi-agency Group Against Racial Attacks and Harassment
MPS Metropolitan Police Service
MU Midshire University
NATFHE National Association of Teacher in Further and Higher Education
OFFA Office For Fair Access
OPM Office of Public Management
P4P Progression for Partnership
PVC Pro Vice Chancellor
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