#12381. Academic identity & academic labour in the neoliberal knowledge production process: The example of ankara’s technocitiesi
August 2026 | publication date |
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Sociology and Political Science;
Public Administration; |
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Abstract:
University-industry cooperation policies and the establishment of technology development zones (technocities). These are indicators of neoliberal policies. Firms operating in Technocities are supported in various ways in cooperation with the university and gain some advantages over other firms. An important component of this collaboration is the academics, their academic labour. This article aims to reveal how the technology development zones have impacted on the employment, and the individual and academic identities of university staff and academic staff. The study was designed as qualitative research, semi-structured interviews were held with the company owners and academics operating in the technopolises. Academics, who can produce practical solutions, those who adapt quickly to changes, who keep themselves behind the company, and who can be young and easily directed, are liked by the companies. Especially in applied sciences, academics see companies as a field of work and they see it as necessary to cooperate with companies in order to produce knowledge, due to the lack of laboratories and equipment of universities. However, it was understood that they had some difficulties in maintaining the balance between the objective and ethical conditions of this cooperation.
Keywords:
Academic identity; Akademic labour; Neoliberalism; Scientific production; University
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