Governmentality or commodification? US higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2163855 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toby Miller (0000-0002-4957-7770, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 897-904 |
| Publication date | 2003-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-2386 • E-ISSN: 1466-4348 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0950238032000150084 |
| OpenAlex | W2078070835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The history of US universities is both an expansion of governmentality, in the sense of research undertaken for the public weal and teaching undertaken to train the populace in self-regulation; and an expansion of commodification, as research becomes more driven by corporate needs, students are increasingly addressed as consumers of education, and paymasters and administrators accrete authority over academics
Commodification · Corporate governance · Economics · Economy · Governmentality · Higher education · Management · Media studies · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |