The War on Tenure - Couverture souple

Das Acevedo, Deepa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009596837 ISBN 13 : 9781009596831

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2025

Synopsis

As academia increasingly comes under attack in the United States, The War on Tenure steps in to demystify what professors do and to explain the importance of tenure for their work. Deepa Das Acevedo takes readers on a backstage tour of tenure-stream academia to reveal hidden dynamics and obstacles. She challenges the common belief that tenure is only important for the protection of academic freedom. Instead, she argues that the security and autonomy provided by tenure are also essential to the performance of work that students, administrators, parents, politicians, and taxpayers value. Going further, Das Acevedo shows that tenure exists on a spectrum of comparable employment contracts, and she debunks the notion that tenure warps the incentives of professors. Ultimately, The War on Tenure demonstrates that the job security tenure provides is not nearly as unusual, undesirable, or unwarranted as critics claim.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Deepa Das Acevedo is a legal anthropologist and employment law scholar. Her previous books include Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation (2020) and The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contemporary India (2024).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009596837
• ISBN 13: 9781009596831
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
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