Universities in the neoliberal era ideologies, discourses and management practices / edited by Mats Benner and Mikael Holmqvist.
| Other author | Benner, Mats. |
| Other author | Holmqvist, Mikael, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | viii, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "The Covid-19 pandemic, the surge of populism, the climate crisis, and many other destabilizing factors in our time, all point at the expectation of trustworthy knowledge and reliable organization devoted to knowledge production and dissemination. However, universities remain enmeshed in economic liberalization and ensuing cultural struggles where their funding, governance and practices reflect market imprints - even academic ideals such as originality, or social ideals such as relevance have been transformed into measurable units and thereby risk losing their historical sway. This predicament is the focus of this book. The book explores the rise of neo-liberalization in academic system in a highly unlikely place: Sweden, a country with a strong social democratic tradition and a long history of state regulation of higher education. As an advanced welfare state with a powerful labour movement and a large public sector, market ideals and practices have been carefully curtailed historically. This notwithstanding, a neoliberal university model has evolved there, reshaping notions of academic identities, institutional directions and notions of quality. This edited collection will be of value to researchers, academics, and students with an interest in in organizational studies, governance, management, higher education, sociology, and politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022048936 |
| ISBN | 9781032159294 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032159300 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |