The academic Caesar : university leadership is hard / Steve Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Steve, 1959- author.

Series:

Sage swifts

SAGE Swifts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

108 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

Aimed directly at those who aspire to be university leaders in these turbulent times, and written as an academic counterpart to Machiavelli's The Prince, The Academic Caesar explores four themes that are central to the contemporary university: its Caesar-leaders, its economics, its disciplines, and whether academics have a future in the universities. Drawing on a wealth of experience writing about the social epistemology of higher education, Steve Fuller makes a witty, robust and provocative contribution to the ongoing debate about where the university has come from and where it is going.

Contents:

Introduction: the neo-liberal moment in higher education and the need for an academic Caesar

University leadership in the 21st century: the case for academic Caesarism

Peer review: key to knowledge as a public good or the academic guild's last stand?

Macroeconomic knowledge policy for academic Caesars and their would-be regulators

A vision for the future: the proactionary university as a platform for the academic Caesar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105) and index.

ISBN:

1473961785

9781473961784

OCLC:

959641001