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 | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Dr Rima Saini is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Social Sciences 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 Centre and the Social Policy Research Centre. She is also a former Trustee of the British
Sociological Association and Editorial Board Member of Sociology. Her
recent publications include contributions to Politics & Gender, Race and Class, South Asian Diaspora, Cultural Sociology, Politics, Ethnic and
Racial Studies and Sociology.
Supervision
| Doctoral Researcher | Award | Status | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Belfon | PhD | Enrolled Student | Supervisor | Sep 2019 - Present |
Employment
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Middlesex University London
01 Sept 2019
12 Sept 2023
Education and qualifications
Grants
Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
Decolonising the quantitative research methods curriculum
Saini, R. and Brookfield, C. 2024. Decolonising the quantitative research methods curriculum. Radical Statistics. 136, pp. 17-31.Skinfolk, but not kinfolk? Paradoxical representation among ethnic minority conservative political elites in the UK
Begum, N., Bankole, M., Briscoe-Palmer, S., Godshaw, D. and Saini, R. 2024. Skinfolk, but not kinfolk? Paradoxical representation among ethnic minority conservative political elites in the UK. Politics & Gender. 20 (3), pp. 745-750. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X24000278EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University
Pizzolato, N., Saini, R., Stumbitz, B. and Sotiropoulou, P. 2024. EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1qw7q5Politics, 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. 2023. 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
Begum, N., Bankole, M. and Saini, R. 2023. Minority ethnic politicians are pushing harsh immigration policies – why representation doesn’t always mean racial justice. The Conversation Trust (UK).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 [Book Review]
Saini, R. 2024. 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 [Book Review]. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 47 (14), pp. 2912-2914. 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/10.1177/1478929918808459Plumbing the depths of public discourse on immigration
Saini, R. 2017. Plumbing the depths of public discourse on immigration. Soundings. 2017 (67), pp. 128-130.Rationalising 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. in: Harrison, E., Quick, A. and Abdallah, S. (ed.) Looking through the Wellbeing Kaleidoscope: Results from the European Social Survey New Economics Foundation. pp. 51-73Book 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/10.1177/09500170156021632107
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