Are Australia's universities in deficit? A tale of generic managers, audit culture and casualisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4545331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megan Kimber (0000-0001-8288-5794, Queensland University of Technology), Lisa C Ehrich (0000-0002-6810-4274, Queensland University of Technology) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-97 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1360080x.2014.991535 |
| OpenAlex | W2129405065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 42 |
Managerial changes to Australian universities have had considerable impact on employees. In this article, we consider some of these changes and apply a theory known as the democratic deficit to them. This theory was developed from the democratic critique of managerialism, as it has been applied in the public sector in countries with Westminster-type political systems. This deficit covers the: weakening of accountability through responsibility being replaced with responsiveness, denial of public values through the use of private-sector performance practices and hollowing out of the state through the contracting out and privatisation of public goods and services and the redefinition of citizens as customers and clients. We suggest that the increased power of managers, expansion of the audit culture and the extensive use of contract employment seem to be weakening the democratic culture and role of universities in part by replacing accountability as responsibility with accountability as responsiveness
Accountability · Audit · Democracy · democratic deficit · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Managerialism · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Law · Public Administration · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |