Klots, Jens and Ogwude, Uche (2025). Rotten from all that came before? How interest convergence has informed and usurped initiatives for racial progress in the UK. Frontiers in Education, 10 ,
Abstract
This discussion paper examines how British Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) approach anti-racist and decolonial initiatives through the lens of Interest Convergence (IC). It highlights how institutional actions, largely sparked by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in 2020, align with existing neoliberal and capitalist priorities—therefore limiting their transformative potential. While efforts to participate in the Race Equality Charter (REC) and decolonise the curriculum have gained traction, they are often implemented in ways that fail to properly address systemic inequalities. Finally, a case is made for ritual theory as a potential vehicle to educate staff and students about IC, as ritualised activities can promote community building and wider cultural change.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560504 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Marketing & Strategy College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School |
Additional Information: | Copyright © 2025 Klots and Ogwude. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | decolonisation,anti-racism,race equality charter,critical race theory,ritual theory,interest convergence |
Publication ISSN: | 2504-284X |
Last Modified: | 01 May 2025 08:43 |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2025 16:15 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2025-04-09 |
Published Online Date: | 2025-04-09 |
Accepted Date: | 2025-03-24 |
Authors: |
Klots, Jens
Ogwude, Uche ( ![]() |