How finance penetrates its Other : a cautionary tale on the financialization of a Dutch university

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

ENGELEN, E.

Dept. of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, Univ., Amsterdam, Pays-Bas

FERNANDEZ, R.

Division of Geography, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgique

HENDRIKSE, R.

Dept. of Human Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, Univ., Amsterdam, Pays-Bas

Description :
This article examines the financialization of a the University of Amsterdam. From 1995 onwards, a shift in real estate management—devolving responsibilities from the Dutch state to universities, triggering changes in organizational culture and a power shift from teaching and research professionals to accountants, real-estate developers, financiers and their ilk. This case suggests that the power of finance is such that no societal domain is immune. The paper ends with a call for more non-metropolitan case studies of financialization and argues that the only hope for salvation is a more self-conscious defense of traditional academic values by the guardians of higher learning themselves.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Antipode, issn : 0066-4812, 2014, vol. 46, n°. 4, p. 1072-1091, nombre de pages : 20, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Oxford, Blackwell

Langue :
Anglais