For many institutions, ignoring their university's ranking is tantamount to becoming invisible—a risky proposition in a competitive pursuit of funding. But rankings tell us little to nothing about a university's education, scholarships, or community engagement. Drawing on a variety of research methods and inquiry-based analysis, Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge expose how universities have become servants of the education industry and the impact this has had.

Conceptually unique in its scope, Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge addresses the lack of empirical research behind university and journal ranking systems. Chapters by internationally recognized scholars in decolonial studies provide readers with robust frameworks for understanding the intersections of coloniality and indigeneity and how they play out in higher education. Contributions from diverse geographical and disciplinary backgrounds explore the political economy of rankings within the contexts of the Global North and South, and examine alternatives to media-driven rankings. This book enables readers to consider the intersections of power and knowledge within the broader contexts of politics, culture, and economics, to explore how assumptions about gender, social class, sexuality, and race underpin the meanings attached to rankings, and to imagine a future that confronts and challenges cognitive, environmental, and social injustice.

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