Todo fue una odisea para terminar la tesis: efectos perniciosos de la gubernamentalidad neoliberal en la formación doctoral

Isaura Castelao-Huerta

doi:10.17533/udea.unipluri.360368

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Isaura Castelao-Huerta Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-3868

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.unipluri.360368

Palabras clave:

neoliberalismo, estudiantes, doctorado, Colombia

Resumen

Mi objetivo en este artículo es mostrar cómo la gubernamentalidad neoliberal en la educación superior pública en Colombia, entendida como un conjunto de políticas —que ha tenido como consecuencia el desfinanciamiento de las universidades, que se traduce en falta de becas y cobro de elevadas matrículas—, pero también como una racionalidad que se caracteriza por promover un ethos individualista y descuidado, puede tener efectos perniciosos para el desarrollo personal y profesional de quienes estudian un doctorado. Los datos empíricos de este artículo, basado en un enfoque narrativo exploratorio, se obtuvieron a partir de cinco entrevistas en profundidad con personas pertenecientes a programas doctorales con énfasis transdisciplinarios en áreas de las Ciencias Sociales. La información fue sometida a un análisis temático y develó que, para dichas personas, la precarización, el desamparo y el pragmatismo son efectos perniciosos de la gubernamentalidad neoliberal en la formación doctoral. Esto subraya la urgente necesidad de transformar las universidades en lugares más responsables y cuidadosos.

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