This book critically investigates rating and ranking practices in Higher Education to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. It is fascinating reading for advanced students and academics in psychology, education, sociology, and philosophy.
This book critically investigates rating and ranking practices in Higher Education to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. It is fascinating reading for advanced students and academics in psychology, education, sociology, and philosophy.
Jonas Thiel is a senior lecturer in education at Manchester Metropolitan University. His academic interests include competition and cooperation in education and beyond, arts education and democratic education.
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PREFACE CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS: KAREN BARAD'S AGENTIAL REALISM CHAPTER 3. RATINGS AND RANKINGS AS APPARATUSES CHAPTER 4. THE NSS AS A DISCIPLINARY AND NEOLIBERAL HYBRID CHAPTER 5. DIVIDE AND RULE: THE NSS AS AN ANTAGONISTIC GOVERNMENTALITY CHAPTER 6. GOVERNMENTAL APPARATUSES OF BODILY PRODUCTION CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION - SOLIDARITY, ACCELERATIONISM AND UTOPIA REFERENCES
PREFACE CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS: KAREN BARAD'S AGENTIAL REALISM CHAPTER 3. RATINGS AND RANKINGS AS APPARATUSES CHAPTER 4. THE NSS AS A DISCIPLINARY AND NEOLIBERAL HYBRID CHAPTER 5. DIVIDE AND RULE: THE NSS AS AN ANTAGONISTIC GOVERNMENTALITY CHAPTER 6. GOVERNMENTAL APPARATUSES OF BODILY PRODUCTION CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION - SOLIDARITY, ACCELERATIONISM AND UTOPIA REFERENCES