Universities and the public sphere knowledge creation and state building in the era of globalization / edited by Brian Pusser [and 3 others].

Other author Pusser, Brian.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Descriptionxiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesInternational studies in higher education
International studies in higher education. ^A1054467
Contents Introduction and overview of the book / Brian Pusser [and others] -- The "public" contribution of universities in an increasingly global world / Simon Marginson -- Power and authority in the creation of a public sphere through higher education / Brian Pusser -- The global sorting machine: an examination of neo-racism among international students and postdocs / Jenny J. Lee and Brendan Cantwell -- Reconsidering the realities of the international student market: a perspective from Japan and East Asia / Akiyoshi Yonezawa and Hugo Horta -- University rankings, global models, and emerging hegemony: critical analysis from Japan / Mayumi Ishikawa -- The corporatization of national universities in Finland / Jussi Välimaa -- Negotiating race and gender identity in the knowledge age: the case of South African universities / Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela -- The broken promise of neoliberal restructuring of South African higher education / Ivor Baatjes, Carol Anne Spreen, and Salim Vally -- Higher education and the public sphere in Angola / Ken Kempner and Ana Jurema -- Selling out academia?: higher education, economic crises, and Freire's generative themes / Greg William Misiaszek, Lauren Ila Jones & Carlos Alberto Torres -- Post neoliberalism: the professional identity of faculty off the tenure-track / John S. Levin, Genevieve Shaker, and Richard Wagoner -- Chameleon's agenda: transformations of private universities within the framework of public higher education policies in Mexico / Roberto Rodriguez-Gomez and Imanol Ordorika.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN9780415878470 (alk. paper)
ISBN0415878470 (alk. paper)
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ISBN9780415824262 (pbk.)
ISBN0415824265 (pbk.)

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