Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University (Routledge Research in Higher Education)

Maisuria, Alpesh; Helmes, Svenja

ISBN 10: 1032088699 / ISBN 13: 9781032088693

Published by Routledge, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University (Routledge Research in Higher Education)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032088699
• ISBN 13: 9781032088693
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University investigates the impact of neoliberalism on academics in today’s universities. Considering the experiences of early career researchers as well as more experienced academics, it outlines the changing nature of working life in the university precipitated by the reality of de-professionalisation, worsening conditions of employment, and general precarious existence.

The book traces the dramatic shift in the role and function of universities and academics over the last forty years. It considers how capitalist neoliberalism drives universities to operate like businesses in a cut-throat financialised education market place. Uniquely the book then provides a possible alternative in the form of the National Education Service (NES) and what this alternative system could look like.

Thought-provoking and relevant, this book will be of use to postgraduate students as well as new, emerging, and established academics interested in the current state of higher education, academic life, and possibilities for the future.

About the Author

Alpesh Maisuria is a senior lecturer in Education Studies at the University of East London, UK.

Svenja Helmes is a researcher at the University of Sheffield, UK.