The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus
Austrian universities have become quasi-enterprises the aim of which is to produce surpluses - whatever this means. In this neo-liberal concept figures and statistics have become relevant indicators of success and fiasco. As almost everywhere, the faculty of sciences is on the winning, the...
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Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade
2013-01-01
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| description | Austrian universities have become quasi-enterprises the aim of which is to
produce surpluses - whatever this means. In this neo-liberal concept figures
and statistics have become relevant indicators of success and fiasco. As
almost everywhere, the faculty of sciences is on the winning, the humanities
are on the losing side. Since universities have not become real enterprises,
of course, and their surpluses in knowledge production can never be actually
evaluated, the acquaintance of third-party funded research has become
crucial. Exposed to the constraints of being somehow profitable, a new type
of academic entrepreneur has been emerging: the homo applicandus. This new
type of academic is shaped by his or her capacity to develop competitive
research projects, to write smart applications, to meet application deadlines
of national and international third-party funded research programs and to
manage as well as to execute research projects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59e5c62d513a4ab5a076cca7c067859d2022-12-21T22:29:00ZengInstitute of Ethnography, SASA, BelgradeGlasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU0350-08612013-01-01612333910.2298/GEI1302033K0350-08611302033KThe creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandusKaser Karl0University of Graz, Graz, AustriaAustrian universities have become quasi-enterprises the aim of which is to produce surpluses - whatever this means. In this neo-liberal concept figures and statistics have become relevant indicators of success and fiasco. As almost everywhere, the faculty of sciences is on the winning, the humanities are on the losing side. Since universities have not become real enterprises, of course, and their surpluses in knowledge production can never be actually evaluated, the acquaintance of third-party funded research has become crucial. Exposed to the constraints of being somehow profitable, a new type of academic entrepreneur has been emerging: the homo applicandus. This new type of academic is shaped by his or her capacity to develop competitive research projects, to write smart applications, to meet application deadlines of national and international third-party funded research programs and to manage as well as to execute research projects.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2013/0350-08611302033K.pdfAustriauniversitieshumanitiesthird-party funded researchhomo applicanduscompetitiveness |
| spellingShingle | Kaser Karl The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU Austria universities humanities third-party funded research homo applicandus competitiveness |
| title | The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus |
| title_full | The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus |
| title_fullStr | The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus |
| title_full_unstemmed | The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus |
| title_short | The creation of a new figure in academia - the homo applicandus |
| title_sort | creation of a new figure in academia the homo applicandus |
| topic | Austria universities humanities third-party funded research homo applicandus competitiveness |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2013/0350-08611302033K.pdf |
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