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Perhaps one of the least likely places to find solidarity is in the academy. This is not because academics are a different species from the rest of humanity – although some might disagree – but because the contemporary conditions of academic life make solidarity increasingly difficult. If anything, these conditions are accelerating the pace of isolation, competition and the centripetal tendencies of university life.
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Crowther, J., Shaw, M. (2017). Solidarity in and Against the Academy. In: Kotze, A.v., Walters, S. (eds) Forging Solidarity. International Issues in Adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-923-2_19
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