The quality assurance of teaching and learning as part of universities' governance and
quality management has become a major subject in higher education and higher education …

The pace of modern life is undoubtedly speeding up, yet this acceleration does not seem to
have made us any happier or more content. If acceleration is the problem, then the solution …

Regardless of where we look in contemporary society, what is socially and culturally
expected on both the local and global levels is not the general but the particular. What is …

In today's world, numbers are in the ascendancy. Societies dominated by star ratings,
scores, likes and lists are rapidly emerging, as data are collected on virtually every aspect of …

The logics and ethics of neoliberal capitalism dominate public discourses and politics in the
early twenty-first century. They morally endorse and institutionalize forms of competitive self …

Does flexible working really provide a better work-life balance? Throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume offers an …

The rise of the radical populist right has been linked to fundamental socioeconomic changes
fueled by globalization and economic deregulation. Yet, socioeconomic factors can hardly …

The digital nomad idea of freedom is often a generalised and subjective notion of freedom
that imagines a lifestyle and future where the tensions between work and leisure melt away …

Highlights•Evidence for the connection between neoliberalism and tolerance of social
inequality at the individual and society level.•Neoliberalism is positively related to …

For more than a decade, co-working spaces have proliferated in cities worldwide. The paper
discusses co-working as a critical urban practice because these spaces give support to the …