Universities under Neoliberalism - Ideologies, Discourses and Management Practices (Hardcover)

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 organizational studies, governance, management, higher education, sociology and politics.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Management Learning and Education
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Mats Benner • Mikael Holmqvist
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	138
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-215929-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-03-215929-4
Barcode:	9781032159294

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