The Guv’nor: Power relations in the maritime and academic economies

In John Gilbey’s seasonal tale, the sharks are circling the vice-chancellor of the University of Rural England. But the fishing village to which he flees is not as innocent as he depicted it in his doctoral thesis. And its power-brokers are every bit as terrifying as those on the Regional Economic Regeneration Committee

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December 21, 2023
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#1 Submitted by janet@... on December 22, 2023 - 1:56pm
Glorious!

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