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Category Archives: Name and Shame
Unpaid Labor and the Neoliberal Myth of Meritocracy
Several months ago, a British columnist James Bloodworth published his first book The Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working Class Jobs. The main thesis of the book is precisely reflected in its title: it discusses the neoliberal false … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Name and Shame
Tagged inequality, labor, Middle class, neoliberalism, precariat
2 Comments
How to defeat Neoliberalism? Name and shame its carriers. Together we did it– and we succeeded!
Neoliberalism is a political project, sophisticatedly exploiting the fictitious “free markets” ideas professed by mainstream economists, aimed at reshaping the functions of the state and its institutions, in order to change the distribution of capital and wealth in a society. In the years … Continue reading
Posted in Name and Shame, Oleg Komlik
Tagged academia, higher education, neoliberalism, public sociology
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Name and shame: Warwick University to outsource academics to a subsidiary
While revolts against the neoliberalization and commercialization of higher education have been sweeping Dutch universities and London universities, the University of Warwick (whose motto is “Mind moves matter”) is giving in to the dangerous logic of “profit above all”. The university management will be changing the … Continue reading
Posted in Name and Shame, Oleg Komlik
Tagged academia, higher education, marketization, neoliberalism, United Kingdom
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Name and Shame: Major Attack on Academic Freedom and Labor Studies in Michigan
The Michigan Senate included in its budget proposal a penalty of $500,000 against any public college or university that teaches a labor-related course or offers a labor-studies program. Michigan State University has been considering an agreement to adopt a portion … Continue reading
Posted in Name and Shame, Oleg Komlik
Tagged academic freedom, labor, Unions, United States
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Name and Shame: Columbia University fired two Public Intellectuals because they hadn’t brought in enough grants
This story should worry everyone who cares about democracy, society and wants academics to play a larger role in public debates. Anthropologists Carole Vance and Kim Hopper, longtime professors at Columbia University’s School of Public Health got fired without compensation after … Continue reading
Posted in Name and Shame, Oleg Komlik
Tagged academia, capital, democracy, neoliberalism, Public Intellectuals
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