Ratings and Rankings in Higher Education

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.

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
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