Political scientists getting younger

Political scientists are getting younger and more women are entering 바카라사이트 profession, but short-term contracts are continuing to gain ground. These trends emerge clearly from 바카라사이트 latest survey of 바카라사이트 profession, conducted for 바카라사이트 Political Studies Association by David Denver of Lancaster University and David Farrell of Manchester University.

The survey points to a sudden influx of under-30s from 1991 onwards. In 바카라사이트 two years 1991/93, 47 per cent of those joining 바카라사이트 profession were under 30, and 88 per cent were under 40. This compares to 6 per cent under 30 and 62 per cent under 40 in 1990/91. Dr Denver said: "There are more opportunities now, with older staff retiring."

Thirty-three per cent of 바카라사이트 1991/93 joiners were female - almost twice 바카라사이트 proportion (17 per cent) of political scientists as a whole at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 period.

But women are still much more likely to be recruited to part-time or temporary posts. Nineteen per cent of women joiners were apppointed to part-time posts - against 4 per cent of men - and 64 per cent took short-term contracts, against 59 per cent of men.

Sixty per cent of all new posts in 1991/93 were temporary. Several years of this trend has increased 바카라사이트 proportion of temporary post-holders to 20 per cent of political scientists against 12 per cent in 1987.

* Anthony King of Essex University is 바카라사이트 most-quoted academic political pundit, says a survey conducted by Pippa Norris of Harvard University, who found him quoted 213 times in 바카라사이트 British press on elections, public opinion and party politics in 바카라사이트 1990-94 period. He was followed by his Essex colleague Ivor Crewe, with 148 references and David Butler of Nuffield College Oxford with 121. New universities contributed two names to 바카라사이트 top ten with Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings of Plymouth University in sixth and seventh places with 75 and 68 references.