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Socio-Economic Position and Political Support of BMEs in Britain 1971-2004 [project complete]

Researchers

Yaojun Li

Yaojun Li
University of Manchester

Email:Yaojun.Li@Manchester.ac.uk

web: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/yaojun.htm

Abstract:

Britain is becoming increasingly multi-cultural with a growing population of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups, which increased from 2.9% in 1951 to 7.9% in 2001 of the population.  There have been numerous studies of the socio-economic-political lives of the BMEs in their various aspects, from qualitative audit studies to small scale studies to national sample surveys.  The availability of the ethnicity categories in the 1991 and 2001 Censuses, particularly the release of the Samples of Anonymised Records (SARs) from the two censuses, has prompted, and will continue to prompt, a huge research programme on the BMEs by the academic community and the government researchers.

However, none of the existing research has systematically studied the socio-economic-political experiences of the first and the second generation BMEs in comparison with the white charter population.  This research intends to pool all the major national representative surveys from the early 1970s to the latest available (1971-2004) to differentiate and standardise, as far as possible, the first and the second generation of the BMEs, and key variables on employment status, class, education, earnings from paid work, religion and political orientations and support. 

After that, we shall conduct a theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous research to compare the experiences of the BMEs both among themselves and between them and the white charter population, to examine the effects of anti-discrimination laws, to assess the extent of ‘ethnic penalties’ and the degree of ethnic integration, particularly by the second generation, and to test the validity of competing theories on ethnic disadvantages.

Department:

Sociology, University of Manchester
Sociology, University of Oxford

Duration:

1st October 2005 - 30th Septmber 2006

Grant Type:

Small Research Grant

Publications

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2010) Explaining income differences between ethnic groups in British labour market (1972-2005), in preparation.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2010) Ethnicity and Social mobility in Britain (1973-2005), in preparation.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2009) Struggling onto the ladder, climbing the rungs: employment status and class position by minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005)’, in Stillwell, J., Norman, P., Thomas, C. and Surridge, P. (eds.) Spatial and Social Disparities Understanding Population Trends and Processes, Springer, Dordrecht.

Heath, A. and Li, Y. (2008) Period, life-cycle and generational effects on ethnic minority success in the labour market, in F. Kalter (ed.) Migration und Integration, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 48: 277-306.
Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2008) Ethnic minority men in British labour market (1972-2005), International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 28(5/6): 231-244.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2007) Employment status of 1st and 2nd generation minority ethnic groups in Britain: A tale of 35 years, ESRC: Britain Today, March: p. 95.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2007) Patterns and trends of minority ethnic disadvantages in British labour market: A tale of 35 years, ESRC: UPTAP Bulletin.

Heath, A. and Li, Y. (2007) 'Period, life-cycle and generational effects on ethnic minority success in the labour market', forthcoming, KZfSS.

Heath, A. and Y. Li. (2007) Measuring the size of the employer contribution to the ethnic minority employment gap, consultation paper for NEP.

Presentations

Li, Y. (2009) Immigrant earnings in Britain and the US (1990/1 – 2000/1), Presentation at the LFS user meeting at RSS, 15 December.

Li, Y. (2008) Gender, ethnicity and religion: life chances, discrimination experiences and life perceptions, Presentation at the Cambridge Stratification Conference, 11 September.

Li, Y. and Devine, F. (2008) Evaluating New Labour: Social mobility and class inequalities under Blair and Brown, Presentation at the EPOP Conference, Manchester University,

Li, Y. (2008) Measuring social progress: Labour market position of 1st and 2nd generation minority ethnic groups in Britain and the US (1991-2001), Presentation at the SAR conference at CCSR, 2 September; Cambridge Social Stratification Conference, 11-12 Sept.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2008) Are the ethnic minority groups really catching up?, Presentation at the Harvard-Manchester Summer School, June.

Li, Y. (2008) Labour market earnings of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005), Presentation at the RC28, 16 May.

Li, Y. and Heath, A. (2008) Labour market earnings of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005)’, Presentation Manchester Ethnic Difference Conference, 4 March.

Li, Y. (2008) Social mobility of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1973-2005), Presentation at the RC28, Florence, Italy, 16 May

Li, Y. and Hearth, A. (2008) Social mobility of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1973-2005), Presentation at the Annual GHS Conference, RSS, 6 March.

Li, Y. (2008) Social mobility and ethnicity in Britain (1973-2005), Presentation at the Annual GHS Conference, RSS, 6 March.

Li, Y. (2008) Labour market earnings of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005), Presentation at the Manchester Ethnic Difference Conference, 4 March.

Li, Y., Heath, A. and Cheung, S-Y. (2007) The economic integration of ethnic minorities in Britain, Presentation at the Policy Network, December.

Li, Y.(2007) Period, life-cycle and generational effects on ethnic minority success in the labour market, Presentation at the KZfSS Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 5-8 July.

Li, Y. (2007) Labour market positions of minority ethnic groups in Britain, Presentation at the RSS, invited by ESRC Research Methods Programme, 11 May.

Li, Y. (2007) Employment gaps between first and second generation minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005), Presentation at the UPTAP Conference, School of Geography, Leeds University, 21-23, March.

Li, Y. (2007)Assessing the information needs and gaps for researching ethnic minority entrepreneurship in Britain, Presentation at the ESRC, 1 February.

Li, Y. (2006) Labour market trajectories of minority ethnic groups in Britain (1972-2005), Presentation at the LGA, London, 28 Nov.

Li, Y. (2006) Ethnicity, education and earnings: A new analysis using the PSM, Presentation at the Cambridge conference on social stratification 10-12 September.

Li, Y. (2006) Labour market positions of the BMEs in Britain (1972-2004), Presentation at RGS, 30 August-1 Sept.

Li, Y. (2006) Labour market attainment among ethnic groups: evidence from the LFS (1972-2005), Presentation at the RGS-IBG, 30 August.

Li, Y. (2006) Inequalities in social capital: class, ethnicity and religion, Presentation at the BSA, 23 April.

Li, Y. (2006) Ethnicity, education and class attainment in Britain (1972-2004), Presentation at the BSA, 22 April.

Li, Y. (2006) Socio-economic position and political support for the BMEs in Britain (1971-2004), Presentation at the UPTAP Conference, School of Geography, Leeds University, 30-31 March.

Li, Y. (2006) Period, lifecycle, cohort and generational effects on ethnic minority disadvantages in the British labour market (1972-2005), Presentation at the UPTAP workshop, Leeds University, 21 March

Li, Y. (2006) Exploring income differentials: a comparison between human and social capital approaches, Invited presentation at Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, 6, Feb.

Li, Y. (2005) Labour market attainment among ethnic groups: evidence from the LFS (1992-2004), Invited presentation at Royal Statistical Society, 6 December.

Li, Y. (2005) Exploring ethnic identity changes using the LS data (1991-2001), Presentation at the ONS/CelSIUS, 11 Nov.

Li, Y. (2005) Exploring income differentials: a comparison between human and social capital approaches, Invited presentation by the ONS and the ESDS at British Academy, 4 November.

Li, Y. (2005) Social capital, ethnicity and the labour market, Invited presentation at International Conference on Engaging Community, jointly organized by the United Nations and the Government of the State of Queensland in Australia, 14-17 August.