Abstract
Drawing on Bourdieu’s notions of fields of power and disciplinary hierarchy, this paper aims to contribute further understanding of allocation of funds for international student support services. We present a case study that explores why an Australian university with many thousands of full-fee paying international students was believed not to provide adequate funds for international student support services. Interviews with 50 professional and academic personnel, including senior university management reveal an existing tension between competing claimants for university funds. The study suggests that the need to build and sustain research reputation was associated with the underfunding of support services and that those arguing for more student support resources tended to have little bargaining power. These circumstances were believed to underpin the existing tension and power dynamics.
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