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Spatial structures of student mobility: Social, economic and ethnic ‘geometries of power’ (2019)
Journal Article
Donnelly, M., & Gamsu, S. (2020). Spatial structures of student mobility: Social, economic and ethnic ‘geometries of power’. Population, Space and Place, 26(3), Article e2293. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2293

There now exists a growing literature on educational mobilities, and this paper contributes to understanding the way contemporary youth imagine the geography of the UK and how this translates to their mobility intentions. Using Giddens and Massey, an... Read More about Spatial structures of student mobility: Social, economic and ethnic ‘geometries of power’.

Mapping the relational construction of people and places (2019)
Journal Article
Donnelly, M., Gamsu, S., & Whewall, S. (2020). Mapping the relational construction of people and places. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 23(1), 91-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2019.1672284

A new method is proposed here aimed at eliciting the mechanisms which maintain the relational positioning of people and places within social space. This ‘mapping tool’ is inherently relational by design and involves participants creating visual repre... Read More about Mapping the relational construction of people and places.

The field of graduate recruitment: leading financial and consultancy firms and elite class formation (2019)
Journal Article
Donnelly, M., & Gamsu, S. (2019). The field of graduate recruitment: leading financial and consultancy firms and elite class formation. British Journal of Sociology, 70(4), 1374-1401. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12659

The symbolic value of being recruited by a high status multinational company likely represents an important marker of distinction. For the first time, a unique Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) data‐set is used here to model entry to... Read More about The field of graduate recruitment: leading financial and consultancy firms and elite class formation.

A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Accent and Social Mobility in the UK Teaching Profession (2019)
Journal Article
Donnelly, M., Barratta, A., & Gamsu, S. (2019). A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Accent and Social Mobility in the UK Teaching Profession. Sociological Research Online, 24(4), 496-513. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780418816335

A new interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of accent in relation to intergenerational social mobility is introduced here. Sociological analyses that attend to accent often focus on broader regional distinctions or construct limiting d... Read More about A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Accent and Social Mobility in the UK Teaching Profession.