Neoliberalisation and the “Death of the Public University”

The advance of neoliberalism is often linked to what many authors describe as the “death of the public university”. Taking up this theme, we explore the idea of the “neoliberal university” as a model and its implications for academia. We argue that this model is having a transformative effect, not o...

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Main Authors: Cris Shore, Susan Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNICApress 2016-08-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2451
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description The advance of neoliberalism is often linked to what many authors describe as the “death of the public university”. Taking up this theme, we explore the idea of the “neoliberal university” as a model and its implications for academia. We argue that this model is having a transformative effect, not only the core values and distinctive purpose of the public university, but also on academic subjectivities of the professional ethos that has traditionally shaped academia.
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spelling doaj.art-3e32a157533e4cb9904696b08a142b522023-09-02T08:57:44ZengUNICApressAnuac2239-625X2016-08-015110.7340/anuac2239-625X-24511639Neoliberalisation and the “Death of the Public University”Cris Shore0Susan Wright1University of Auckland, New ZealandAarhus University, DenmarkThe advance of neoliberalism is often linked to what many authors describe as the “death of the public university”. Taking up this theme, we explore the idea of the “neoliberal university” as a model and its implications for academia. We argue that this model is having a transformative effect, not only the core values and distinctive purpose of the public university, but also on academic subjectivities of the professional ethos that has traditionally shaped academia.https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2451
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