The University, State, and Market
The Political Economy of Globalization in the Americas
Published on 5. December 2005
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-8047-5168-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume explores the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets throughout the Americas in light of the growing influence of globalization. It offers a biting critique of neoliberal globalization and its anti-democratic elements. In seeking to challenge the hegemony of neoliberal globalization, the authors highlight the ways in which corporate capitalism, academic capitalism, and increased militarization-both in the form of terrorism and in the international war against terrorism-are directing societies and institutions.
Throughout this volume, the contributors-led by Noam Chomsky, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Raymond Morrow, Sheila Slaughter, and Atilio Boron-argue that neoliberal globalization has changed the context for academic work, research and development, science, and social responsibility at universities. They examine issues of access and social mobility, and argue that the recent push toward privatization limits the democratic and emancipatory possibilities of universities. Finally, the book explores various forms of resistance and discusses globalization in terms of social movements and global human rights.
Contributors:
Estela Mara Bensimon
Atilio Alberto Boron
Andrea Brewster
Noam Chomsky
Ana Loureiro Jurema
Ken Kempner
Marcela Mollis
Raymond Morrow
Imanol Ordorika
Gary Rhoades
Robert A. Rhoads
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Daniel Schugurensky
Sheila Slaughter
Carlos Alberto Torres
Throughout this volume, the contributors-led by Noam Chomsky, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Raymond Morrow, Sheila Slaughter, and Atilio Boron-argue that neoliberal globalization has changed the context for academic work, research and development, science, and social responsibility at universities. They examine issues of access and social mobility, and argue that the recent push toward privatization limits the democratic and emancipatory possibilities of universities. Finally, the book explores various forms of resistance and discusses globalization in terms of social movements and global human rights.
Contributors:
Estela Mara Bensimon
Atilio Alberto Boron
Andrea Brewster
Noam Chomsky
Ana Loureiro Jurema
Ken Kempner
Marcela Mollis
Raymond Morrow
Imanol Ordorika
Gary Rhoades
Robert A. Rhoads
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Daniel Schugurensky
Sheila Slaughter
Carlos Alberto Torres
Reviews / Votes
"Buy it and read it."-The Review of Higher Educationx "This book is of utmost importance. It very clearly and cogently presents sophisticated arguments as to the various forces shaping higher education in the Americas, for good or bad, and ways in which universities can once again fulfill their public functions of contributing to the unfettered search for truth and the general well being of society. The volume is a must read!"-Robert Arnove, Indiana University "I know of no book that provides a more thoughtful critical analysis of the global restructuring of higher education than this one. Rhoads and Torres have brought together a powerful set of authors. The result is a volume that can change your understanding in truly important ways."-Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison "The University, State, and Market brings together a very knowledgeable and talented group of scholars who present a strong critical perspective on the relationship between global-local dynamics and the higher education sector in the Americas."-Comparative Education Review "Globalization is helping to restructure major institutions and social life throughout the world. A model of comparative education, the studies collected here combine critical social theory and political economy to illuminate the dialectic between globalization and higher education in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S. This book should interest all concerned with education, globalization, and the fate of democracy in the contemporary era."-Douglas Kellner, George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education, UCLA "Robert A. Rhoads and Carlos Alberto Torres have brought together a group of thoughtful analysts who write from a broadly critical stance on the impact of globalization on higher education in the Americas."-Teachers College RecordMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Palo Alto
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Cloth
Illustrations
6 tables, 2 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
735 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8047-5168-1 (9780804751681)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Robert A. Rhoads is Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Faculty Affiliate of the Latin American Center and the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Carlos Alberto Torres is Director of the Latin American Center and Professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Content
Contents List of Tables and Figures Contributors Preface: Critical Theory, Globalization, and Higher Education: Political Economy and the Cul- de-sac of the Postmodernist Cultural Turn Raymond Morrow Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Underpinnings Chapter 1: Introduction: Globalization and Higher Education in the Americas Carlos Alberto Torres and Robert A. Rhoads Chapter 2: A World Without War Noam Chomsky Chapter 3: The University in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a Democratic and Emancipatory University Reform Boaventura de Sousa Santos Part II: Findings from Particular Countries and Regions Within the Americas Chapter 4: Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Privatization as Shifting the Target of Public Subsidy in Higher Education Gary Rhoades and Sheila Slaughter Chapter 5: Reforming the Reforms: Transformation and Crisis in Latin American and Caribbean Universities Atilio Alberto Boron Chapter 6: Globalization and the Challenge to National Universities in Argentina and Mexico Robert A. Rhoads, Carlos Alberto Torres, and Andrea Brewster Chapter 7: Latin American Identities in Transition: A Diagnosis of Argentine and Brazilian Universities Marcela Mollis Chapter 8: Brazil's Local Solutions to Global Problems Ken Kempner and Ana Loureiro Jurema Chapter 9: Mexico's Estimulos: Faculty Compensation Based on Piece-Work Estela Mara Bensimon and Imanol Ordorika Chapter 10: Graduate Student Unionization as a Postindustrial Social Movement: Identity, Ideology, and the Contested US Academy Robert A. Rhoads and Gary Rhoades Part III: Concluding Analyses Chapter 11: The Political Economy of Higher Education in the Time of Global Markets: Whither the Social Responsibility of the University? Daniel Schugurensky Chapter 12: The Global Economy, the State, Social Movements, and the University: Concluding Remarks and an Agenda for Action Robert A. Rhoads and Carlos Alberto Torres References Index