New managerialism, neoliberalism and ranking

Kathleen Lynch
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Abstract

This paper analyses the ranking of universities within the socio-political context of neoliberalism and the organisational context of new managerialism. It examines the forces that have facilitated the emergence of the ranking industry and the ideologies underpinning the so-called 'global' university rankings. What the paper shows is that rankings are a politically inspired mode of governance; they are designed to ensure that universities are regulated and con- trolled in accordance with market values. The seemingly objective character of rankings, in par- ticular the use of numbers, creates an impression that what is of value in education can be simply counted, hierarchically ordered and uncontrovertibly judged. The simplicity and accessibility of rankings deflects attention from their political and moral purposes. Rankings are reconstituting the academy, for both academics and students; they are a new mode of external governance through which market values are reframing the social relations of education. They have altered the cognitive and moral frames through which university education is being appraised. The paper calls for a debate on the public interest objectives of universities in the context of growing market regulation.
新管理主义、新自由主义与排名
本文分析了新自由主义的社会政治背景和新管理主义的组织背景下的大学排名。它考察了推动排名行业兴起的力量,以及支撑所谓“全球”大学排名的意识形态。这篇论文表明,排名是一种受政治启发的治理模式;它们的目的是确保大学按照市场价值受到监管和控制。排名的表面上是客观的,尤其是数字的使用,给人一种印象,即教育中有价值的东西可以简单地计算、按等级排序和无可争议地判断。排名的简单性和易用性转移了人们对其政治和道德目的的关注。对学者和学生来说,排名正在重塑学院;它们是一种新的外部治理模式,市场价值通过这种模式重构教育的社会关系。它们改变了人们评价大学教育的认知和道德框架。本文呼吁在市场监管日益加强的背景下,对大学的公共利益目标进行讨论。
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Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics
Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
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