New managerialism and the pervasive neoliberalisation of universities is by now a well-established phenomenon. Commentaries explore the political and economic drivers and effects of neoliberal ideology, and critique the impact on higher education and academic work. The impact on the health and well-being of academic staff has had less attention, and it is to that we turn in this paper. Much academic interest in neoliberalism stems from the UK, Australia and the United States. We draw particularly on studies of public Irish universities, where neoliberalism, now well entrenched, but something of a late-comer to the new public management party, is making its presence felt. This conceptual paper explores the concept of neoliberalism in higher education, arguing that the policies and practices of new public management as exercised in universities are a form of bullying; what we term institutional bullying. The authors are researchers of workplace culture, workplace bullying and incivility. Irish universities are increasingly challenged in delivering the International Labour Organisation (ILO) principles of decent work, i.e., dignity, equity, fair income and safe working conditions. They have become exposed in terms of gender imbalance in senior positions, precariat workforce, excessive workload and diminishing levels of control. Irish universities are suffering in terms of both the health and well-being of staff and organisational vibrancy. The authors conclude by cautioning against potential neoliberal intensification as universities grapple with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper reviews neoliberalism in higher education and concludes with insight as to how the current pandemic could act as a necessary catalyst to stem the tide and ‘call out’ bullying at the institutional level.

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爱尔兰新自由主义大学：被另一个名字的制度性欺凌？

新管理主义和大学普遍的新自由主义化现在已经是一个成熟的现象。评论探讨新自由主义意识形态的政治和经济驱动因素和影响，并批评其对高等教育和学术工作的影响。对学术人员的健康和福祉的影响较少受到关注，而我们在本文中将转向这一点。对新自由主义的学术兴趣来自英国、澳大利亚和美国。我们特别借鉴了对爱尔兰公立大学的研究，在那里，新自由主义现在已经根深蒂固，但新公共管理党的后来者正在使人感受到它的存在。这篇概念性论文探讨了高等教育中的新自由主义概念，认为大学中实行的新公共管理的政策和做法是一种欺凌形式；我们称之为制度性欺凌。作者是工作场所文化、工作场所欺凌和不文明的研究人员。爱尔兰大学在实现国际劳工组织 (ILO) 体面工作原则，即尊严、公平、公平收入和安全工作条件方面面临越来越大的挑战。他们已经暴露在高级职位的性别不平衡、劳动力不稳定、工作量过大和控制水平下降的问题上。爱尔兰大学在员工的健康和福祉以及组织活力方面都受到了影响。作者最后警告说，随着大学努力应对 COVID-19 大流行带来的经济影响，不要出现潜在的新自由主义强化。