1 Why talk about prestige?
2 Prestige and the organization
3 Psychology of prestige
4 Globalization and national systems
5 National prestige: global hubs
6 League tables and international clubs
7 Necessary myths: universities and knowledge
8 Necessary myths: the university as economic powerhouse
9 Heads of institutions and prestige
10 Students and prestige
11 Prestige in academic life: Excellence and exclusion
Biography
Paul Blackmore is Professor of Higher Education in the International Centre for University Policy Research, Policy Institute at King’s, at King’s College London.
"Blackmore shows how increasingly the pursuit of prestige – not only by vice-chancellors but also by academic staff, students and employers – is crowding out other activities. This is a ‘must read’ for anyone who cares about the future of our university system." - Roger Brown, emeritus professor of higher education policy at Liverpool Hope University writing forTimes Higher Education
