This book proposes the framework of gendered academic citizenship to capture the multidimensional and complex dynamics of power relations and everyday practices in the contemporary context of academic capitalism. The book proposes an innovative definition of academic citizenship as involving three key components: membership, recognition and belonging. Based on new empirical data, it identifies four ideal-types of academic citizenship: full, limited, transitional citizenship and non-citizenship. The different chapters of the book provide comprehensive reviews of the relevant research literature and offer original insights into the patterns of gender inequalities and practices of gendered academic citizenship across and within different national contexts. The book concludes by setting a comprehensive research agenda for the future.
This book will be of interest to academic researchers and students at all levels in the disciplines of sociology, gender studies, higher education, political science and cultural anthropology.
Author(s): Sevil Sümer
Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 272
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 The Contours of Gendered Academic Citizenship
Introduction
Gendering the Citizenship Concept
Academic Citizenship
Gender Inequalities in Academia
Systemic Level: Neo-liberalism, Internationalisation, Managerialism, Academic Capitalism
Organisational Level: The Hegemony of Gender-Neutral Constructions
Individual/Interactional Level: Micro-Politics of Academic Interactions
Gendered Academic Citizenship
Content of the Book
References
2 Accessing Academic Citizenship: Excellence or Micropolitical Practices?
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Description of Case Studies
Breeding Ground for Micropolitical Practices: Constructions of Excellence
Broad or Implicitly Gendered Constructions of Excellence?
Focus on Research in Constructions of Excellence
Constructions of Excellence and Micropolitics
Micropolitical Procedural Subversion and Selective Gender Blindness
Micropolitical Practices: Gendered Devaluation and Stereotyping
Micropolitical Relational Practices
Micropolitical Practices: Inbreeding and Local Fit
Summary and Conclusions
References
3 Probationary or Second-Class Citizens? Postdoctoral Experiences in the Swiss Context
Introduction
‘Probationary Citizenship’ as a Framework for Analysing the Postdoctoral Experience
The Swiss ‘Postdoc Bubble’ in Comparative Perspective
Postdoc Insecurity: An Unpredictable Succession of Fixed-Term Contracts
Postdoc Mobility: Inbound and Outbound Circulations on an International Scale
Postdoc Subordination: Issues of Intellectual Autonomy and Leadership Potential
Research Data and Methods
The ‘Probationary Citizenship’ Experiences of Postdocs in the Swiss Context
The Risk of Precarious Employment and Limited Social Protection: ‘You’re Basically Just a Temp’…
The Risk of Never Becoming an Independent Scholar in Your Own Right
The Risk of Missing Out on Intimate Relationships and Emotional Stability
The Gendering of ‘Probationary Academic Citizenship’
Concluding Discussion
References
4 Gender and Academic Citizenship Practices: The Norwegian Case
Introduction
Research Design
Background: Changes in the Norwegian Academic Career System
Factors Leading to Limited Academic Citizenship for Women
Gendered Repercussions of Increasing Focus on ‘Excellence’ Measures and Metrics
The Role of Networks in Academic Recruitment and Promotions
The Ideal Academic and Gendered Stereotypes
Concluding Discussion: Three M-Effects Influencing Gendered Academic Citizenship
References
5 Family, Career Progression and Gendered Academic Citizenship
Introduction
Research Methods
Country Contexts
Family as a Restraint on Academic Citizenship
Gendered Assumptions Regarding Care Work
Gendered Patterns of Time
Gender Intersects Mobility
Family as Support
Balancing Career and Family: Strategies for Coping
What Does It Mean for Women?
How Do Men Experience It?
Concluding Discussion
References
6 Changing Institutional Policies and Gender Equality Challenges: The Hungarian Case
Introduction
Women in Higher Education and at the Academy: Gender Segregation in Higher Education and in the World of Science
Attrition in the Advancement of Research Careers by Fields of Science
Gender Gap in Academic Research
Women-Unfriendly Academic Climate
Background Causes: Women’s Socialisation and Motivation Problems in Public Education
Technocratic Changes in Higher Education
Gender Blindness in Educational Research and Science Policy
Emerging Anti-gender Movement and Climate
Attempts for Remedy in the Academic Sphere
Concluding Discussion
References
7 Sexual Harassment in Turkish Academia Through the Lens of Gendered Academic Citizenship
Introduction
Background: Gains and Losses Regarding Gender in Turkey
Gendered Academic Citizenship in Understanding Women’s Experiences in Academia
Mechanisms Behind Sexual Harassment at the Universities
Increasing Conservatism and Sexism
Hegemonic Masculinity and Heteronormativity
Perceptions, Behaviors, and Attitudes Toward Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment as a Threat to Academic Citizenship
References
8 Conclusions: Gendered Academic Citizenship as a Promising Research Agenda
Introduction
Gendered Repercussions: Key Findings on Gendered Academic Citizenship
Full Academic Citizenship
Limited Academic Citizenship
Transitional/Probationary Academic Citizenship
Non-Citizenship
Similarities and Differences Across the National Contexts
Strengths of the Gendered Academic Citizenship Perspective
Setting a Gendered Academic Citizenship Research Agenda for the Future
References
Index
