Journal article
Australian Public Universities and the Destruction of the Academic Community
Social Alternatives, Vol.41(1), pp.35-43
2022
Abstract
The article investigates the destruction of the academic community at Australian public universities. It does so by analysing the nature of the academic community and academic work, in particular 'the gift of the academic community', and the forces, which work against its values and principles, in particular commodification and managerialism. Based on data from various sources as well as our original research about the major and unprecedented Australian university crisis in 2020/21, we show that deeply ingrained and exceptionally widespread managerialism operates in ways which are by design strategically and explicitly destroying the Australian academic community and the publicness of the university. We conclude by showing three main managerialist extractive strategies: a) outsourcing and consultancies, b) cooptation of academic culture by managerialism and c) branding.
Details
- Title
- Australian Public Universities and the Destruction of the Academic Community
- Authors
- Oliver Vodeb (Author) - RMIT UniversityRenaud Joannes-Boyau (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityStephen Lake (Author) - University of SydneyAdam Lucas (Author) - University of WollongongAdrian McCallum (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre - LegacyJustin O'Connor (Author) - University of South AustraliaAlessandro Pelizzon (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityPeter Tregear (Author) - University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.41(1), pp.35-43
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2022
- ISSN
- 1836-6600
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2022 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Cancer Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99629434902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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