Richard Münch

Academic Capitalism (eBook, PDF)

Universities in the Global Struggle for Excellence

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the political economy of academic capitalism, investigating why and how the economic logic of capital accumulation has come to dominate the academy, how this domination has changed the struggle for recognition in the academic field, and the consequences for academic freedom and the evolution of scientific knowledge.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135036065
• Artikelnr.: 40830625

Autorenporträt

Richard Münch is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bamberg.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Struggling for Excellence in the Academic Field 1. The New
Rules of Science: From Gift Exchange to the Shanghai World League of
Universities 2. The Entrepreneurial University: From Homo Academicus to
Homo Oeconomicus 3. Constructing Excellence by Evaluation 4. The Monopoly
Mechanism in Science 5. From Competition to Stratification: Universities in
the Struggle for Funds, Staff and Students 6. The Allocation of Funds and
International Fellows Among Universities: Publication Performance versus
Accumulated Capital 7. The Allocation of Funds and Reputation Among
Departments: Publication Performance versus Accumulated Capital.
Conclusion: Universities in the Global Struggle for Excellence. Appendix.