ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 constructs the conceptual framework employed in this book to understand the concept of neoliberalism and postcolonialism, generally, and in the context of the study. In so doing, it first discusses both the philosophical and ideological aspects of the origin of neoliberalism and then looks at how these political ideologies have been incorporated in the national and global policy domains including the higher education sector. The discussion further covers how International Financial Institutes (IFIs) became key promoters of neoliberal policy doctrines across the globe. Such discussion helps to conceptualise how global actors influence local forces (in this case, in Bangladesh) from post-colonial perspectives. The final part of the chapter critically explores how power relations between the coloniser and the colonised and the residual influences of such power relationships have impacted on current policy affairs in the postcolonial space. Interspersed in this discussion, this chapter also identifies the key trends of global higher education across the world today.
