Conventional wisdom across much of the Western world says there’s a strong link between education and upward social mobility. Really?
Articles on Meritocracy
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How the grammar school selection process impacts children’s self-perceptions and view of intelligence.
Americans’ widespread belief that they live in a meritocracy where anyone can get ahead actually makes inequality even worse, particularly in terms of gender.
Social class plays a huge role in people’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
Toby Young’s comments on meritocracy, and ‘progressive eugenics’ are shocking, but the history of its long association is far more disturbing.
The notion of an society organised on merit has held Britain in its sway for decades.
It’s a nice idea: a society where people are judged on merit alone. But it remains a fiction.
Research shows that the way meritocracy is discussed can actually curtail opportunities for social mobility.
Inequality for those left behind is a necessary byproduct of rewarding those who excel.
Top contributors
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Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Sociology, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in International Development, King's College London
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Lecturer in Education, University of Sheffield
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PhD Researcher (Conceptual History of Meritocracy), University of Nottingham
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Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, UCL
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Smith Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Directeur de recherche CNRS, Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Research director, Centre d’Analyses de Mathématiques Sociales (CAMS), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Organization Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London