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The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries

The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a more comprehensive understanding of why social inequalities and discrimination remain in the creative industries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes existing academic and industry research and data, with a particular focus on the creative media industries. Findings – The paper reveals that existing understanding of the lack of diversity in the creative industries’ workforce is conceptually limited. Better understanding is enabled through an approach centred on the creative industries’ model of production. This approach explains why disadvantage and discrimination are systemic, not transitory. Practical implications – The findings suggest that current policy assumptions about the creative industries are misguided and need to be reconsidered. The findings also indicate how future research of the creative industries ought to be framed. Originality/value – The paper provides a novel synthesis of existing research and data to explain how the creative industries’ model of production translates into particular features of work and employment, which then translate into social inequalities that entrench discrimination based on sex, race and class. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Employee Relations: An International Journal Emerald Publishing

The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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0142-5455
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10.1108/ER-08-2012-0061
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a more comprehensive understanding of why social inequalities and discrimination remain in the creative industries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes existing academic and industry research and data, with a particular focus on the creative media industries. Findings – The paper reveals that existing understanding of the lack of diversity in the creative industries’ workforce is conceptually limited. Better understanding is enabled through an approach centred on the creative industries’ model of production. This approach explains why disadvantage and discrimination are systemic, not transitory. Practical implications – The findings suggest that current policy assumptions about the creative industries are misguided and need to be reconsidered. The findings also indicate how future research of the creative industries ought to be framed. Originality/value – The paper provides a novel synthesis of existing research and data to explain how the creative industries’ model of production translates into particular features of work and employment, which then translate into social inequalities that entrench discrimination based on sex, race and class.

Journal

Employee Relations: An International Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 9, 2013

Keywords: Discrimination; Audiovisual media; Equal opportunities; Audio‐visual industries; Creative industries; Creative industries; New world of work; Social inequality

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