Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education by Mark Mu... - 9781350197442

Social Theory and the Politics of Higher EducationCritical Perspectives on Institutional Research\nAuthor(s): Mark Murphy, Ciaran Burke, Cristina Costa, Rille Raaper\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350197442, 978-1350197442\nSynopsis\nSocial Theory and the Politics of Higher Education brings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas: \n\n 1) Institutional governance, with a specific focus on issues such as measurement, surveillance, accountability, regulation, performance and institutional reputation.\n 2) Academic work, covering areas such as the changing nature of academic labour, neoliberalism and academic identity, and the role of gender and gender studies in university life. \n 3) Student experience, which includes case studies of student politics and protest, the impact of grad.