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<p>This article examines how digitalisation is used for organisational distinction in the field of Swiss universities for the period 2010–2020. It shows that digitalisation does not fundamentally challenge the order of the Swiss university field but triggers competitive dynamics that are accompanied by different forms of identity articulation. The article concludes that the interplay of competition and identity articulation of actors is complex and must be analyzed in the context of relative field positions.</p>
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This article examines how digitalisation is used for organisational distinction in the field of Swiss universities for the period 2010–2020. It shows that digitalisation does not fundamentally challenge the order of the Swiss university field but triggers competitive dynamics that are accompanied by different forms of identity articulation. The article concludes that the interplay of competition and identity articulation of actors is complex and must be analyzed in the context of relative field positions.

Digitalisation as Distinction? Identity Articulation and Tacit Competition in the Swiss University Field, 2010–2020

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This article examines how digitalisation is used for organisational distinction in the field of Swiss universities for the period 2010–2020. It shows that...

Digitalisation as Distinction? Identity Articulation and Tacit Competition in the Swiss University Field, 2010–2020

Published Online: Oct 31, 2023

Page range: 541 - 566

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0026

Keywords
Digitalisation, universities, positioning/distinction, competition, field

© 2023 Luca Tratschin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Digitalisation as Distinction? Identity Articulation and Tacit Competition in the Swiss University Field, 2010–2020

Published Online: Oct 31, 2023

Page range: 541 - 566

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0026

KeywordsDigitalisation, universities, positioning/distinction, competition, field

© 2023 Luca Tratschin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Digitalisation, universities, positioning/distinction, competition, field