The shift towards an ecological university may be the key to achieving greater levels of
social justice within higher education. This assumes that we could change the root metaphor …

A researcher's number of publications has been a fundamental merit in the competition for
academic positions since the late 18th century. Today, the simple counting of publications …

This article examines how macro-discourses of internationalisation and excellence shape
formal and applied selection criteria for early-career researcher positions at the meso …

Purpose The publication oeuvre of a researcher carries great value when academic careers
are assessed, and being recognised as a successful candidate is usually equated with …

Indigenous knowledges are largely absent from higher education institutions' efforts to
pursue excellence and innovation. Grounded in decolonization literature and institutional …

So-called'world-class universities' emerged on the global higher education scene following
the Second World War. Their development in countries around the world, particularly since …

Women are substantially under-represented in the field of economics: their progress is slow
and just few women reach top positions. From the 1980s, studies document the clear …

In recent times internationality has become an indicator for scientific excellence arguing that
it will create talent, diversity, and inspiration. But what does “internationality” really stand for …

Rankings have grown in importance in the last decades. This is particularly evident in, but
not limited to, academia. In this paper, we propose a power analytical take on academic …

Economics is one of the most influential social science disciplines, with a high level of
internal consent around a common theoretical and methodological approach to economic …