{"product_id":"global-university-rankings-and-the-politics-of-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781487523398","title":"Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487523398","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlobal University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichelle Stack (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487523398\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages, 1 Figure, 10 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGlobal University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-organized and well-written book that adds academic perspectives to the discussion of the purpose and impact of global university rankings. It is refreshing to have perspectives based upon actual research and the book provides a one stop shop for the current academic literature on university rankings. This book is a significant contribution to the discussion of national and global rankings.\" - D.G. Marshall, Mount Royal and Nipissing Universities (\u003cem\u003eThe British Columbia Review\u003c\/em\u003e) \"This timely collection reflects a wide range of geographical and critical perspectives on knowledge creation and what being a \"world-class\" university entails. Its key findings are relevant for anyone looking to participate in higher education and we recommend this book for its accessible discussions on how knowledge is produced, consumed, marketed, and ranked.\" - Jeanna Pillainayagam and Karin Kermani, University of British Columbia (\u003cem\u003eCanadian Journal of Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e) \"This book presents a comprehensive literature review on rankings in the context of production and dissemination of knowledge. It presents a wide range of discourses to establish the fact that education is a big business today. And it opens up various conversations around the hooks and crooks of ranking.\" - Bidyarthi Dutta, Vidyasagar University (\u003cem\u003eJournal of Scientometric Research\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many institutions, to ignore your university\u0026amp;#x2019;s ranking is to become invisible, a risky proposition in a competitive search for funding. But rankings tell us little if anything about the education, scholarship, or engagement with communities offered by a university. Drawing on a range of research and inquiry-based methods, \u003ci\u003eGlobal University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how universities became servants to the education industry and its impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptually unique in its scope, \u003ci\u003eGlobal University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the lack of empirical research behind university and journal ranking systems. Chapters from internationally recognized scholars in decolonial studies provide readers with robust frameworks to understand the intersections of coloniality and Indigeneity and how they play out in higher education. Contributions from diverse geographical and disciplinary contexts explore the political economy of rankings within the contexts of the Global North and South, and examine alternatives to media-driven rankings. This book allows readers to consider the intersections of power and knowledge within the wider contexts of politics, culture, and the economy, to explore how assumptions about gender, social class, sexuality, and race underpin the meanings attached to rankings, and to imagine a future that confronts and challenges cognitive, environmental, and social injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eMichelle Stack\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 1: Geopolitics, Rankings, and Journal Impact Factor\u003cbr\u003e1. International University Rankings as Cultural Imperialism: Implications for the Global South \u003cbr\u003eMarion Lloyd and Imanol Ordorika\u003cbr\u003e2. Unfolding National Approaches to University Rankings in Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America \u003cbr\u003eCreso M. Sá, Nadiia Kachynska, Emma Sabzalieva, and Magdalena Martinez\u003cbr\u003e3. Global University Rankings\u0026amp;#x2019; Visual Media, Cartography, and Geopolitics of Knowledge \u003cbr\u003eRiyad A. Shahjahan, Annabelle Estera, and Vivek Vellanki\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 2: Cost of Knowledge, Rankings, and Journal Impact Factor\u003cbr\u003e4. Academic Culture in Transition: Measuring Up for What in Taiwan? \u003cbr\u003eChuing Prudence Chou\u003cbr\u003e5. What Counts in Research? Dysfunction in Knowledge Creation and Moving Beyond \u003cbr\u003eHeather Morrison\u003cbr\u003e6. Marginalizing the Marginalized: How Rankings Fail the Global South \u003cbr\u003eRalf St. Clair\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 3: Influence of Rankings on Institutional and Individual Well-Being\u003cbr\u003e7. Between Local Distinction and Global Reputation: University Rankings and Changing Employment in Japan \u003cbr\u003eMayumi Ishikawa\u003cbr\u003e8. Rankings as Surveillance Assemblage\u003cbr\u003eGary R.S. Barron\u003cbr\u003e9. Motivation and Well-Being of Faculty and Graduate Students: Empirical Relations with University Rankings \u003cbr\u003eNathan C. Hall\u003cbr\u003e10. Beyond Rankings and Impact Factors\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Stack and André Elias Mazawi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595500089624,"sku":"9781487523398","price":20.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/global-university-rankings-and-the-politics-of-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781487523398","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}