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The Academic Profession in a Rentier State: The Professoriate In Saudi Arabia

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This paper describes the academic profession in Saudi Arabia, a state dependent upon oil exports, and explores how different social groups are accommodated within the higher education system. The discussion examines the relationship between political power and academic labour, and seeks to explain how local policies and practices are negotiating the converging effects of globalization on higher education.

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  1. Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Hall, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    André Elias Mazawi

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Mazawi, A.E. The Academic Profession in a Rentier State: The Professoriate In Saudi Arabia. Minerva 43, 221–244 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-005-6473-5

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