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French Universities – A Melting Pot or a Hotbed of Social Segregation? A Measure of Polarisation within the French University System (2007-2015)

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  • Romain Avouac
  • Hugo Harari-Kermadec

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[eng] Despite changes recently introduced within higher education (cluster-building policies, the influence of university rankings, etc.) which may have fueled fears of a disparity between a pocket of world-class universities and a vast group of second-tier universities, relatively few quantitative studies exist to examine this matter. Using data from the Système d’information sur le suivi de l’étudiant (SISE), an information system for monitoring students university enrolments in France, we provide an exhaustive overview of the university landscape taking into account the capital held by various student populations. We then apply measures of segregation and polarisation to analyse the change in heterogeneity, which increased between 2007 and 2015. Lastly, we link this polarisation to the measures implemented at domestic and international level (Initiatives d’Excellence in France, and university rankings globally) which shape the foundations for globalisation among universities since the mid-2000s.

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  • Romain Avouac & Hugo Harari-Kermadec, 2021. "French Universities – A Melting Pot or a Hotbed of Social Segregation? A Measure of Polarisation within the French University System (2007-2015)," Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), issue 528-529, pages 63-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:nse:ecosta:ecostat_2021_528d_5
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24187/ecostat.2021.528d.2058
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    1. David Flacher & Hugo Harari-Kermadec & Léonard Moulin, 2012. "Régime par répartition dans l'enseignement supérieur : fondements théoriques et estimations empiriques," CEPN Working Papers hal-00749627, HAL.
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    1. Pierre Courtioux & Tristan-Pierre Maury & Johan Seux, 2023. "The Geographies of Segregation in French Universities from 2006 to 2016," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-04118941, HAL.

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    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis

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