Tag: PhD

The Branded Sociologist: Can We Still Be On Anyone’s Side?

By Daniel Nehring | Published: May 9, 2013

Sociology is a brand. To survive or even thrive in the academic marketplace, sociology needs to take care of its image. But at what cost?

Posted in News | Also tagged academia, Branding, business, Corporatization, early career, Howard Becker, managerial class, Middlesex University, Rod Thornton controversy, social science, sociology, University of Nottingham | Leave a comment

‘I’m a graduate student, get me out of here!’

By Greg White | Published: March 8, 2013

Taking a break from research

Posted in Early Career, News | Also tagged anxiety, Dissertation, Early Career Researchers, getting a phd, Grad School, stress, Thesis | Leave a comment

To build a successful academic career, you need to play by the rules.

By Daniel Nehring | Published: February 6, 2013

So what exactly are the rules by which academic careers work? Where does one learn them? How does one learn them? And how, exactly, is playing by the rules to the benefit of one’s career?

Posted in News | Also tagged Academic Career, Academic Job, Academic Job Market, Academic Job Search, Higher Education Teaching, social science, sociology | 7 Comments

Are You a Viking? University, Masculinity and the Language of Violence

By Daniel Nehring | Published: November 25, 2012

The academic world today is in the process of being colonised by the values, mindset, and operational principles of business.

Posted in Featured, Higher Education Reform, International Debate, News | Also tagged academia, business, casualised labor, Daniel Nehring, Entreprenurial university, Graduates, Henry Etzkowitz, Masculinity, Neoliberal, organizational studies, PhD jobs, Rationalization, Vikings, violence, Zsolt Kajocsos | 2 Comments

“The author has asked not to be identified in case this further affects his career prospects.”

By Daniel Nehring | Published: August 7, 2012

Many PhD graduates are forced into the troubled world of unemployment while, at the same time, being denied a public voice. How is it that extremely narrow standards of professional legitimacy are used to judge young scholars who simply cannot meet them?

Posted in Early Career, Featured, Higher Education Reform, International Debate, News, Teaching | Also tagged Corporatization, Early careers, getting a phd, higher education, Hireability, Politics of academic labour, Post-doc, Rationalization, The Guardian | 4 Comments

The Politics of Dissent

By Daniel Nehring | Published: June 14, 2012

Recently, The Independent published a brief piece on the ‘slave-like’ working conditions of PhD students at UK universities. This sounds dramatic, but it’s hardly news – the problem has been around for years. The question arises why dissent did not emerge earlier and more forcefully.

Posted in Featured, Higher Education Reform, International Debate, News, Public Policy | Also tagged academia, casualised labor, higher education, Higher Education Reform, John Brewer, Labor Rights, social science, Teaching Assistant, The Independent | 4 Comments

What should an Early-Career Research Agenda Look Like?

By Daniel Nehring | Published: February 14, 2012

How to approach the years beyond the PhD. Some thoughts on alignment, coherence, breadth, and depth.

Posted in Early Career, Featured, Interdisciplinarity, Research Methods | Also tagged China, Early Research Career, Post-Doctoral Studies, research, Research Methods, social science, sociology, Transnational Research | 1 Comment

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