Privatization undermines the role of public education in keeping democracy alive, offering consumerism as the only form of citizenship. Challenging the encroachment of corporatism is essential if democracy is to remain the defining principle of education and society. (SK)

Suggests that corporate culture is undermining distinctions between higher education and business and that universities are losing sight of the values of civil society that cannot be measured in the marketplace. Advocates a rigorous, democratic, and uncommodified curriculum that explores the meaning of citizenship and promotes critical thinking.…

Addresses the corrosive effects of corporate culture on the academy and society, arguing that neoliberal discourses of privatization and commercialization reduce citizenship to self-interest. Maintains that corporate culture ignores social injustices while emphasizing unfettered market forces, threatening understanding of democracy and the meaning…