Modes of incorporation: The inclusion of migrant academics in the UK

Pustelnikovaite, Toma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-1369 and Chillas, Shiona 2023. Modes of incorporation: The inclusion of migrant academics in the UK. Work, Employment and Society 37 (6) , pp. 1627-1645. 10.1177/09500170221092337

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Abstract

This article examines the internationalisation of professions in a qualitative study of migrant academics, drawing on social closure theory to understand how professions respond to the growing numbers of migrants. While studies of closure in professions tend to focus on forms of exclusion based on ascribed characteristics, this article is concerned with how professions include migrants in their ranks. Analysis of interviews with 62 foreign-born academics working in the UK reveals differences in degree of closure towards migrant academics, indicating that inclusion and exclusion are not binary opposites. The article captures degrees of closure in a novel concept – ‘modes of incorporation’ – identifying three inclusion patterns: integration, subordination and marginalisation. ‘Modes of incorporation’ extends closure theory by showing how inclusion is controlled and designed to preserve the status quo, thereby restricting internationalisation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	academia, inclusion, internationalisation, migration, migrant academics, professions, social closure, UK
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0950-0170
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 September 2022
Date of Acceptance:	6 March 2022
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2023 14:22
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152062

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