Figuration Work

Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78238-771-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Reihe: EASA Series

What role should students take in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? These questions have assumed new importance in recent years as universities are reformed to become more competitive in the “global knowledge economy.” With Denmark as the prism, this book shows how negotiations over student participation — influenced by demands for efficiency, flexibility, and student-centered education — reflect broader concerns about democracy and citizen participation in increasingly neoliberalised states. Combining anthropological and historical research, Gritt B. Nielsen develops a novel approach to the study of policy processes and opens a timely discussion about the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nielsen, Gritt B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: TRAJECTORIES AND MAPPINGS

Chapter 1. Studying Participation as/through Figuration Work

Chapter 2. University Reform in Denmark: Negotiating Participation and Democracy

Chapter 3. A History of Student Participation in Denmark

PART II: EVENTS AND FIGURATIONS

Chapter 4. Time and Freedom

Chapter 5. Ownership and Investment

Chapter 6. Bodies and Voices

PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND DIRECTIONS

Chapter 7. Entangled Figurations

Chapter 8. Participation as Multi-Scaled Citizenship

References

Über Autor(innen)

Nielsen, Gritt B.
Gritt B. Nielsen is Associate Professor of Educational Anthropology at Aarhus University.