Crisis in HE

Anthropology responds to the UK Crisis in HE

The ASA is deeply concerned about a number of developments in HE over the past year including the review of higher education funding by Brown, the rise in tuition fees in England, the withdrawal of the teaching grant for the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and the increased weight given to ‘impact’.

Debate and discuss

The ASA seeks to foster a space for anthropologists to debate and discuss these issues. We have invited essay contributions to jump-start this page, but we want to hear from you – please contact the ASA Networks Officer (networks(at)theasa.org) if you would like to post a contribution or see another link added.

The first two contributions are from:

  • Dr Dimitris Dalakoglou (Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex) - read here
  • Professor Judith Okely (Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, Hull and Research Associate, School of Anthropology, Oxford) - read here

Connect and challenge

This site is also a way to bring allied fields and resources into one place. A series of related links follow to broaden discussions, including previously published essays as well as developments within other professional associations.

Published works

Collini, S. 2010. “Brown’s Gamble” http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n21/stefan-collini/brownes-gamble

Thomas, K. 2011. “Universities Under Attack”  http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n24/keith-thomas/universities-under-attack

Vernon, J. 2010 “The End of the Public University in England” http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/globalhighered/the_end_of_the_public_university_in_england

Professional associations and other associations

British Sociology Association (BSA)

Campaign for the Public University:  http://publicuniversity.org.uk/

Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the ASA