Poachers and gamekeepers: processes of class-based organisational closure and usurpation in Sri Lanka’s emerging private sector
基于25次访谈，研究斯里兰卡新兴职业部门中高技能工人如何描述基于阶级的封闭，揭示被排斥者如何在中期/高级阶段通过谈判进入，展现排斥与包容性篡夺的辩证关系。
In a qualitative study based on 25 interviews, we examine highly skilled workers’ accounts of class-based closure in emerging occupational sectors in Sri Lanka. Our findings reveal holes in the entrance criteria firms demanded to secure their elite status. Highlighting how individuals who were excluded at junior levels negotiate entry at mid/senior levels, we show how ‘poachers turn into gamekeepers’, illuminating the dialectical relationship between exclusion and inclusionary usurpation. We contextualise organisational closure, highlighting the influence of wider societal effects on the process.