Political Science in the Shadow of the State: Research, Relevance, Deference - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030759202 ISBN 13 : 9783030759209

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

Synopsis

What is the link between scholarship and democracy? What role do academics play in sustaining democratic values? Why should concerns about the ‘hollowing-out’ of democracy include a focus on the changing governance of higher education? Offering the first comparative analysis of how both democratic and autocratic politicians are seeking to control the research funding landscape, this book reveals a very worrying shift in the relationships between the state and universities: With higher education politically redefined as a mere tool of economic strategy, the space for academic autonomy, intellectual independence and critical thinking is being closed down. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned about democratic governance and the future of higher education. 

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rainer Eisfeld is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Osnabrück University, Germany, and also taught at UCLA as a Visiting Professor.

Matthew Flinders is Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre and Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030759202
• ISBN 13: 9783030759209
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Eisfeld Rainer, Flinders Matthew
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