Figuration Work
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Figuration Work

Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Figuration Work

Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781785334405, 9781782387718
eBook ISBN
9781782387725
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I — Trajectories and Mappings
  5. Chapter 1 — Studying Participation as/through Figuration Work
  6. Chapter 2 — University Reform in Denmark: Negotiating Participation and Democracy
  7. Chapter 3 — A History of Student Participation in Denmark
  8. Part II — Events and Figurations
  9. Chapter 4 — Time and Freedom
  10. Chapter 5 — Ownership and Investment
  11. Chapter 6 — Bodies and Voices
  12. Part III — Conclusions and Directions
  13. Chapter 7 — Entangled Figurations
  14. Chapter 8 — Participation as Multi-scaled Citizenship
  15. Reference List
  16. Index