Rankings in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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  • Ellen Hazelkorn BH Associates

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AI and Digital Transformation

Abstract

University rankings are now a global phenomenon. Having begun as a transparency and accountability instrument, they have morphed into an indicator of global competitiveness for knowledge and talent and have been transformed from an information tool into a complex global intelligence business. In our current data-driven age, the concepts of “monopolies of knowledge,” “information asymmetry,” and “surveillance capitalism” can help us better understand how the fusion of data and capitalism are influencing and shaping the future of higher education policy, practice, and research.

Author Biography

Ellen Hazelkorn, BH Associates

Ellen Hazelkorn is joint managing partner at BH Associates education consultants and professor emerita at the Technological University Dublin, Ireland. E-mail: info@bhassociates.eu.

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Published

2025-08-05

How to Cite

Hazelkorn, E. (2025). Rankings in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism. International Higher Education, (123), 19–20. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20231

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No. 123 (2025): Summer Issue

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