University Restructuring and the Reconfiguration of Faculty Members’ Work Context in a Public State University in Mexico

Abstract

This study describes the effects of neo-liberal restructuring for universities upon the reconfiguration of academics’ work context in a public state university in Mexico. Findings show that implementation of the federal program titled Faculty Enhancement Program during the late 1990s created a separation between traditional and new academic practices and values in the university. Analysis of the context illustrates ways in which State interventions lead to tensions over institutional goals and specifically the work of faculty.