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Regimes of performance: practices of the normalised self in the neoliberal university
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-11-07)
Universities today inescapably find themselves part of nationally and globally competitive networks that appear firmly inflected by neoliberal concerns of rankings, benchmarking and productivity. This, of course, has in ...
Field characterization of three-dimensional lee-side airflow patterns under offshore winds at a beach-dune system
(American Geophysical Union, 2013-05-22)
Characterization of three-dimensional (3D) airflow remains elusive within a variety of environments and is particularly challenging over complex dune topography. Previous work examining airflow over and in the lee of dunes ...
Structure and event, networks and nodes in human geography: the 1960s revisited
(Copernicus Publications, 2013-05-30)
In search of transnational scholarship and languages within human geography, the so-called “Quantitative
Revolution” of the 1960s arguably holds considerable pride of place. More than previous innovations
within geography, ...
Governing the academic subject: Foucault, governmentality and the performing university
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-11-19)
Drawing on research conducted at National University of Ireland, Galway, this paper explores how senior managers at an Irish university are seeking to measure and facilitate academic performance in the context of national ...
Field-based learning: the challenge of practising participatory knowledge
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-05-14)
In 2009, Geography at National University of Ireland, Galway, launched a new taught master's programme, the MA in Environment, Society and Development. The vision for the programme was to engage students in the analysis ...
Stakeholder perceptions of recreational and management impacts on protected coastal dune systems: A comparison of three European countries
(2013)
Coastal dune systems are particularly susceptible to destabilisation
through recreational pressure and because of this, conflicts frequently arise
between those who want to use the dunes for recreational purposes and ...