Producing anxiety in the neoliberal university

Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 168 - 180
Published: Jun 1, 2016
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the neoliberal production of anxiety in academic faculty members in universities in Northern Europe. The paper focuses on neoliberalization as it is instantiated through audit and ranking systems designed to produce academia as a space of economic efficiency and intensifying competition. We suggest that powerful forms of competition and ranking of academic performance have been developed in Northern...
Paper Details
Title
Producing anxiety in the neoliberal university
Published Date
Jun 1, 2016
Volume
60
Issue
2
Pages
168 - 180
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