These conceptions had been decisive, that is, until the present. The present is different. Where you find the de-legitimation of culture, you find universities reworking their identity as they attempt to become transnational bureaucratic corporations. On the one hand, they all claim that theirs is a unique educational institution. The intriguing aspect of this accountability is that it has general applicability, which is good for the managerial class, but it is empty.
Value equates solely with efficiency, accountability purely with accounting.
The task of inculcating critical judgement is pass . The universities around the world herald the value of excellence, yet it is an empty criterion. It flattens all considerations into one standard. An excellent boat is not excellent by the same criteria as an excellent plane. What this meant was that they had achieved a remarkable level of efficiency in restricting motor vehicle access.