Neoliberalism's war on New Zealand's universities

• Published in: New Zealand sociology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 9 - 39
• Main Author: Roper, Brian S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Auckland, N.Z University of Auckland, Sociology, School of Social Sciences 01.01.2018; Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Subjects: Aftermath; Austerity policy; Cabinet; Capitalism; Central government; College students; Colleges & universities; Democracy; Economic crisis; Education policy; Educational fund raising; Employment policies; Funding; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Higher education; Higher education and state; Humanities; Institutes; Keynesian economics; Keynesian theory; Labor; Neoclassicism; Neoliberalism; New Zealand; Planning; Policy analysis; Political activity; Political aspects; Political economy; Politics; Postsecondary education; Power; Power structure; Public policy; Resistance; Social activism; Social structure; Sociology; Student loans; Tertiary Education Commission; Think tanks; War; Working class; New Zealand; United Kingdom > UK

Placing tertiary education within the changing context of advanced capitalism, in which it plays a key role in reproducing labour power, the class structure and legitimating the status quo, this article provides a broad historical overview and critical analysis of the changing political economy of N...