Abstract
This article reinterprets a recentexploratory study of the academic freedom ofAustralian social scientists in an increasinglycommercialised university environment. Thestudy revealed that academics are experiencingseveral conditions that undermine academicfreedom: the intensification of work at theexpense of quality; pressure to choose 'safe'research topics; the erosion of intellectualcapital and student standards; and increasingcorporate governance. We position thesefindings within the transition to 'Mode 2'knowledge production, arguing that thisprovides a more appropriate basis forreconceptualising the traditional concept ofacademic freedom and renegotiating its socialpractice.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 341-358 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Minerva |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2002 |