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Philosophy Now

Explore the evolution of career progression in philosophy, from the old model to the new model, including the importance of the RAE, quality assessment and audit, and internationalization. Discover the impact of these changes on the recognition of the profession by organizations like the British Philosophical Association (BPA).

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Philosophy Now

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  1. Philosophy Now Tom Sorell University of Birmingham British Philosophical Association

  2. Outline • Old career progression • New career progression • The importance of the RAE • After the RAE • Quality Assessment and audit • Internationalization • The recognition of the profession: the BPA

  3. Old career progression • First Class Honours Degree • Graduate Study • Temporary Teaching jobs, RFs • Lectureship in an old university • Promotion bottlenecks (SL) • Chairs • Retirement

  4. New Career Progression • Old career progression with changes • New universities v Old universities • Multidisciplinarity • Joint appointments • Project RFs and Dedicated RFs • Teaching-only and Research posts • Publications and first jobs • Specialization • Careers outside HE

  5. Differences between old and new career progression • Teaching declining in importance • Undergraduate • PGT • PGR • “Research” increasing in importance • Administration increasingly audit as opposed to innovative governance • Audit and consumerism • Audit and social engineering targets

  6. The importance of the RAE • As a source of income to universities • Rankings in RAE as a source of hierarchy among university departments

  7. What is the RAE • http://www.rae.ac.uk/aboutus/history.asp • Peer- assessment of research outputs over a seven-year cycle • 4 point scale • Research environment • Esteem

  8. After the 2008 RAE • Bibliometrics • Funding metrics • Reform of the AHRC • Cross Research Council calls

  9. Quality Assessment and Audit http://www.qaa.ac.uk/aboutus/default.asp http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/subjectlevel/qo11_01_textonly.htm Use of QAA scores in • Direct recruitment to UG courses • Newspaper league tables

  10. Internationalization • The English-speaking world and philosophy • Friends of the English-speaking world: Scandinavia and Netherlands • International Job mobility in E-s world • Bologna process • Soros-supported programmes

  11. The recognition of the profession • Learned societies in philosophy • Aristotelian Society • Mind Association • Royal Institute of Philosophy • Society for Applied Philosophy • NCP – BPA • BPA and other PAs

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