Fatalistic narratives such as "there is no other way out of the neoliberal game" appear prevalent in how academics narrate careers under marketization¶
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q3 i? On an ideological level, fatalistic narratives about the neoliberal game appear prevalent in the reviewed literature on academic careers. → Oliveira 2024
Evidence¶
Oliveira 2024¶
Oliveira, T., Nada, C., & Magalhães, A. (2024). Navigating an Academic Career in Marketized Universities: Mapping the International Literature. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543231226336
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The review's thematic synthesis reports that, ideologically, "fatalistic narratives such as “there is no other way out of the neoliberal game” appear to be prevalent" across the analyzed documents. This is a qualitative synthesis finding with no effect size.
"second, on an ideological level, in which fatalistic narratives such as “there is no other way out of the neoliberal game” appear to be prevalent"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Academic career structures have undergone progressive precarization, marked by an increase in temporary contracts and part-time jobs, under marketized higher education — related
- Quantifiable outputs such as publishing and obtaining funding have become central to enabling or developing an academic career in marketized systems — related
- Narratives of love and happiness for academic work intertwine with normalization of exploitation, producing a \"passion trap\" of pain and fatigue amid unstable contracts — related
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Fatalistic narratives such as "there is no other way out of the neoliberal game" appear prevalent in how academics narrate careers under marketization |
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Fatalistic narratives such as "there is no other way out of the neoliberal game" appear prevalent in how academics narrate careers under marketization |
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2024 |
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2029 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-20 |
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