Book review: Marginalised Communities in Higher Education: Disadvantage, Mobility and Indigeneity by Neil Harrison and Graeme Atherton (Eds)

In this edited book, Harrison, Atherton, and the contributing authors highlight the importance of developing understandings of the lived experiences of groups experiencing/at risk of marginalisation in higher education. While acknowledging that the term 'marginalisation' is 'slippery' (p.3), in the opening chapter the editors point to the importance of conceptualising this term, particularly in the context of higher education. The focus in this edited book is not on issues of gender, class, and disability, but rather on other groups at risk of marginalisation that have received less attention to date. To that end many of the chapters report on findings of small-scale, exploratory research studies, or desk-based analyses drawing on demographic information, policy documents etc. The result is a highly engaging text that provides the reader with a glimpse into the experiences of groups/populations at risk of/experiencing marginalisation in higher education who have not traditionally been at the forefront of discourse in relation to this issue.