Neo-Liberalism in the Italian University: Encroachment and Resistance. (June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scacchi, Luca; Benozzo, Angelo; Carbone, Domenico; Monaci, Maria Grazia
• Other Names: Cannella Gaile S. guest-editor.; Koro-Ljungberg Mirka guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Cultural studies, critical methodologies. Volume 17:Number 3(2017:Jun.)
• Page Start: 205
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2017-06
• Subjects: neo-liberalism -- higher education -- Italy; Culture -- Research -- Periodicals; Popular culture -- Research -- Periodicals; 306.05
• DOI: 10.1177/1532708616669524
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-7086

Abstract

Neo-liberalism has spread throughout the world in tandem with globalization. This article attempts to address the way in which neo-liberalism has operated in the Italian university system, an academic context that has its own history, values, and traditions. A brief overview of the consequences of neo-liberalism in Italy is followed by a description of the stages in the neo-liberal university reforms that have characterized the Italian academic world since the end of the 1980s. Finally, three forms of resistance that hinder the process of neo-liberalization and make it non-linear are examined in depth.