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<p>Although precarity and casualisation are not new phenomena in academia, international organisations such as the OECD explicitly acknowledging their existence and perpetuation, while providing recommendations to tackle this problem, create enhanced opportunities for national governments and higher education and science institutions (HESIs) to develop legislation to address this problem. Using discursive institutionalism as a theoretical framework, this study examines academic precarity in Portugal by analysing national legislation and OECD documents to determine the extent and mechanisms through which this international organisation shapes national and institutional policies and practices. Interviews with 10 Portuguese actors in different academic career stages and institutional leaders were carried out to complement this analysis. Findings indicate that over the past two decades, the OECD has flagged the (un)sustainability of Portugal’s scientific system, fostering segmentation between permanent and temporary staff, with meaningful action only recently taken by governments and HESIs.</p>

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Global Discourses, National Policies, and Academic Careers: Addressing Academic Precarity in Portugal Through the OECD Lens

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    2026年3月18日

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  • Sara Diogo,
  • Taru Siekkinen

摘要

Although precarity and casualisation are not new phenomena in academia, international organisations such as the OECD explicitly acknowledging their existence and perpetuation, while providing recommendations to tackle this problem, create enhanced opportunities for national governments and higher education and science institutions (HESIs) to develop legislation to address this problem. Using discursive institutionalism as a theoretical framework, this study examines academic precarity in Portugal by analysing national legislation and OECD documents to determine the extent and mechanisms through which this international organisation shapes national and institutional policies and practices. Interviews with 10 Portuguese actors in different academic career stages and institutional leaders were carried out to complement this analysis. Findings indicate that over the past two decades, the OECD has flagged the (un)sustainability of Portugal’s scientific system, fostering segmentation between permanent and temporary staff, with meaningful action only recently taken by governments and HESIs.