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UNIVERSITIES AND THE PRODUCTION OF ELITES GEBUNDEN

This book explores how universities as organizations influence and construct the production of
academic elites and elitist institutions. It analyzes the role played by the reorganization of
higher education (HE) institutions  stimulated by new performance-based narratives aimed at
building attractiveness towards stakeholders such as governments  prospective employers 
academics  and students. Based on American  European  and Asian case studies of HE systems and
institutions considered at various scales  the volume analyzes the consequences of increasing
competition between HE institutions which are facing challenges such as the
internationalization of higher education supply  the shortage of public resources and the
structural changes of labor market demands. It argues that policy discourses and tools  as well
as assessment devices such as rankings and accreditation  incentivize HE institutions to
develop positioning strategies that contribute to stratification and the production of elites.
It will be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of higher education 
sociology  and education policy.

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