基本説明
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 change the context for academic work, research and development, science, and social responsibility at universities.
Full 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
Contents
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
