A critical analysis of the development of the US research university and emergence of the neoliberal entrepreneurial model
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This article examines the present-day US research university by exploring what is described as “neoliberal entrepreneurialism,” a phrase meant to capture the shift to a model of university innovation heavily tied to marketization and commercialization. The article also examines key historical periods that helped give rise to the contemporary neoliberal form. A particular focus is the commodification of research and research-related outcomes. Although the article highlights some of the benefits of the neoliberal model, the primary intent is critical in nature and thus focuses on negative aspects of the model. Related to the article’s argument is an important reality worth consideration: In addition to neoliberalism other competing influences (discussed in terms of “regimes of power”) continue to shape the contemporary US research university. In concluding, the article points to the need for other sources of influence, beyond neoliberalism, to shape emerging forms of entrepreneurial education.
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