The Corporatization and Environmental Sustainability of Australian Universities
eBook - ePub

The Corporatization and Environmental Sustainability of Australian Universities

A Critical Perspective

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Corporatization and Environmental Sustainability of Australian Universities

A Critical Perspective

About this book

Analysing the juxtaposition of two trends in universities – corporatisation and environmental sustainability – this book explores how they are more contradictory than compatible.

Hans A Baer argues that this contradiction is unavoidable because of the capitalist parameters in which they operate, including a commitment to on-going economic growth which contributes to social inequality, environmental degradation, and greenhouse gas emissions. Drawing on archival sources and Baer's experiences in university sustainability forums, the book exposes how what universities claim to do in relation to environmental sustainability compares with their research, educational, operational and institutional activities.

Presenting a critique of and a radical alternative to the status quo, this book is suitable for academics and students of anthropology, environmental studies and higher education.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032568096
eBook ISBN
9781000984293
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Higher Education
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Endorsements Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Capitalism, the Socioecological Crisis, and Universities as Contradictory Spaces
  11. 2 The Sustainability Discourse in Corporate Universities around the World
  12. 3 The Corporatization of Australian Universities
  13. 4 Sustainability Policies, Practices, and Programs in Australian Universities
  14. 5 Sustainability Policies, Practices, and Programs at the University of Melbourne
  15. 6 Ecological Modernization as a Hegemonic Academic Discourse in Grappling with Sustainability and Climate Change
  16. 7 How Environmentally Sustainable Is the Internationalization of Australian Higher Education?
  17. 8 Toward a Socially Just, Democratic, and Environmentally Sustainable University in Australia
  18. Index