Academic Conferences as Neoliberal Commodities

• Main Author: Nicolson, Donald J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Education > Philosophy.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Sociology of Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Higher Education.; Educational Philosophy.

This book empirically examines academic conferences in the social sciences, and explores the purpose and value of people interested in the social sciences attending and presenting at national and international academic conferences. Using a highly original structure and style, the book considers the...