The cultural industries are not meritocratic–now we have good evidence too.

In a recently published paper 'Are the creative industries meritocratic? An analysis of the 2014 British Labour Force Survey' (in the journal Cultural Trends) by Dave O’Brien, Daniel Laurison, Andrew Miles & Sam Friedman (Goldsmiths, LSE and Manchester), they reveal the first really useful evidence-based analysis of class and the cultural and creative industries.The Cultural Creative … Continue reading The cultural industries are not meritocratic–now we have good evidence too.