The colonization of the academic field by rankings: Restricting diversity and obstructing the progress of knowledge

Global University Rankings: Challenges for European Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 196-219

  Münch, Richard ^a  

^a Otto Friedrich University   (Germany)

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EID: 84999959184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137296870     Document Type: Chapter

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