Reproducing Hierarchies at the APSA Annual Meeting: Patterns of Panel Attendance by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
| Autor: | Jennifer M. Piscopo, Christina Xydias, Amy L. Atchison, Malliga Och |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | PS: Political Science & Politics. 56:61-68 |
| ISSN: | 1537-5935 1049-0965 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1049096522001032 |
| Popis: | Research on the political science profession has shown that homophilous research networks—that is, those organized along the lines of gender and race/ethnicity—reproduce hierarchies. Research networks composed of white men experience the most prestige and lead to the most opportunities. This study documents homophilous networks in a setting where they likely are nurtured: academic conferences. Drawing data from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, we examine the correspondence between the gender and the racial/ethnic composition of section members, panelists, and audience members for four research sections: Political Methodology; Political Psychology; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; and Women and Politics. We find that attendees’ and panelists’ gender and racial/ethnic identity largely mirror the dominant gender and racial/ethnic group in their section. These findings indicate that homophily manifests at academic conferences and that efforts to diversify research networks should consider who listens to whom in these settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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