Dr Rima Saini
| Name | Dr Rima Saini |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Sociology |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Law and Social Sciences |
| Email address | R.Saini@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-1206 |
| Contact category | Researcher |
Biography
Biography Dr Rima Saini is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Criminology and Sociology at Middlesex University. She primarily teaches race,
ethnicity and migration, and social research methods. She is Co-Chair of Ethics
for the School of Law, Co-Director of the Migration, Politics and Society
Research Cluster and the Social Policy Research Centre, and Co-Chair of the
Middlesex University Anti-Racism Network. She is also a Trustee of the British
Sociological Association and Editorial Board Member of Sociology. Her
recent publications include contributions to
Race and Class, South Asian Diaspora, Cultural Sociology, Politics, Ethnic and
Racial Studies and Sociology. She tweets at @RimaSaini3105.
Employment
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Middlesex University London
01 Sept 2019
12 Sept 2023
Education and qualifications
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Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
Politics, belonging and identity across the British South Asian middle classes: between privilege and prejudice
Saini, R. 2024. Politics, belonging and identity across the British South Asian middle classes: between privilege and prejudice. Palgrave Macmillan.Decolonising quantitative methods teaching in UK sociology
Saini, R., Zwiener-Collins, N., Jafri, J. and Poulter, T. Decolonising quantitative methods teaching in UK sociology. in: Bhambra, G., Meghji, A., Tinsley, M. and Papadakis, S. (ed.) Rethinking British Sociology: Postcolonial and Decolonial Transformations Routledge.Book review: Derron Wallace, The culture trap: ethnic expectations and unequal schooling for Black youth
Saini, Rima 2024. Book review: Derron Wallace, The culture trap: ethnic expectations and unequal schooling for Black youth. Sociology. 58 (1), pp. 267-269. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385231184805Minority ethnic politicians are pushing harsh immigration policies – why representation doesn’t always mean racial justice
Saini, R., Begum, N. and Bankole, M. 2023. Minority ethnic politicians are pushing harsh immigration policies – why representation doesn’t always mean racial justice. The Conversation Trust (UK).Book Review: Not so black and white: a history of race from white supremacy to identity politics by Kenan Malik, London, Hurst Press, 2023, 328pp., £20 (hardback), ISBN 978-1787387769
Saini, R. 2023. Book Review: Not so black and white: a history of race from white supremacy to identity politics by Kenan Malik, London, Hurst Press, 2023, 328pp., £20 (hardback), ISBN 978-1787387769. Ethnic and Racial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2023.2213753The 2022 Conservative leadership campaign and post-racial gatekeeping
Saini, R., Bankole, M. and Begum, N. 2023. The 2022 Conservative leadership campaign and post-racial gatekeeping. Race & Class. 65 (2), pp. 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063968231164599The racialised ‘second existence’ of class: class identification and (de- / re-) construction across the British South Asian middle classes
Saini, R. 2023. The racialised ‘second existence’ of class: class identification and (de- / re-) construction across the British South Asian middle classes. Cultural Sociology. 17 (2), pp. 277-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/17499755221076388The racialisation of class and the racialisation of the nation: ethnic minority identity formation across the british south asian middle classes
Saini, R. 2022. The racialisation of class and the racialisation of the nation: ethnic minority identity formation across the british south asian middle classes. South Asian Diaspora. 14 (2), pp. 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2022.2055518Decolonising quantitative research methods pedagogy: teaching contemporary politics to challenge hierarchies from data
Zwiener-Collins, N., Jafri, J., Saini, R. and Poulter, T. 2023. Decolonising quantitative research methods pedagogy: teaching contemporary politics to challenge hierarchies from data. Politics. 43 (1), pp. 122-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957211041449(Pseudo)intellectualism and democratic (il)liberalism: on Aurelien Mondon and Aaron Winter's "Reactionary democracy"
Saini, R. 2021. (Pseudo)intellectualism and democratic (il)liberalism: on Aurelien Mondon and Aaron Winter's "Reactionary democracy". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44 (13), pp. 2381-2386. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1867759The short guide to sociology
Doidge, M. and Saini, R. 2020. The short guide to sociology. Bristol, UK Policy Press.Demarcation and definition: explicating the meaning and scope of ‘decolonisation’ in the social and political sciences
Saini, R. and Begum, N. 2020. Demarcation and definition: explicating the meaning and scope of ‘decolonisation’ in the social and political sciences. The Political Quarterly. 91 (1), pp. 217-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12797Decolonising the curriculum
Begum, N. and Saini, R. 2019. Decolonising the curriculum. Political Studies Review. 17 (2), pp. 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929918808459Rationalising racial inequality: ideology, hegemony and post-racialism among the Black and South Asian middle-classes
Meghji, A. and Saini, R. 2018. Rationalising racial inequality: ideology, hegemony and post-racialism among the Black and South Asian middle-classes. Sociology. 52 (4), pp. 671-687. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038517726645Perceived quality of society
Harrison, E., Saini, R. and Zwiener, N. 2016. Perceived quality of society. New Economics Foundation.Book review: Eric S Brown, The Black Professional Middle Class: Race, Class, and Community in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Saini, R. 2015. Book review: Eric S Brown, The Black Professional Middle Class: Race, Class, and Community in the Post-Civil Rights Era. Work, Employment and Society. 29 (6), pp. 1041-1043. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017015602163964
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