Bourdieu, Neoliberalism and Higher Education Policy in Indonesia

The various chapters demonstrate Bourdieu's thinking for higher education policy analysis, maps neoliberal issues in higher education management, highlights internal and external environmental problems in Indonesian higher education, and showcases a series of comprehensive challenges and criticisms of Indonesia's higher education policy. This book contributes to the advancement of knowledge regarding higher education policy and management, not only in Indonesia, but in countries that have economic inequality and are forced to operationalize neoliberal-oriented education, using the analytical approach of Bourdieu's thought. The various chapters demonstrate Bourdieu's thinking for higher education policy analysis, maps neoliberal issues in higher education management, highlights internal and external environmental problems in Indonesian higher education, and showcases a series of comprehensive challenges and criticisms of Indonesia's higher education policy. This book serves as a useful reference for public policy students with an interest in the conceptualization of higher education policy and for higher education leaders to formulate strategic policies and develop higher education policies that are more just and democratic.