The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to the rise of a managerial class in the university. These essays focus on the widespread use of business models and market principles that have undermined the autonomy of the professoriate.
The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to t...
Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During this period, the role and responsibility of the state generally have been broadly limited while allowing market forces--private ownership and control--more influence.
But even where the state is still the main provider or funder, it relies increasingly on market mechanisms, for example contractual relations between state and institutions, competition among providers for resources, and external assessment of outputs which means the results or...
Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During t...
Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During this period, the role and responsibility of the state generally have been broadly limited while allowing market forces--private ownership and control--more influence.
But even where the state is still the main provider or funder, it relies increasingly on market mechanisms, for example contractual relations between state and institutions, competition among providers for resources, and external assessment of outputs which means the results or...
Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During t...
The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to the rise of a managerial class in the university. These essays focus on the widespread use of business models and market principles that have undermined the autonomy of the professoriate.
The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to t...