Uses a cross-national comparison of Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Hong
Kong to develop strategies universities should employ to strengthen
democracy and resist fascism. Bronze Winner, 2021 Foreword INDIES Book
of the Year Award in the Education Category Democracy and higher
education are inextricably linked: universities not only have the
ability to be key arbiters of how democracy is advanced, but they also
need to reflect democratic values in their practices, objectives, and
goals. Framed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing crisis of
structural racism, Higher Education for Democracy explores academe's
role in advancing democracy by using a cross-national comparison of
Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Hong Kong to develop strategies that
universities can employ to strengthen democracy and resist fascism.
William G. Tierney argues that if academe is to be a progenitor in the
advancement of democracy, then we need to consider five areas of
change that have been significant across national contexts amid both
globalization and neoliberalism: inequality, privatization, the public
good, identity, and academic freedom. Taking a comparative approach
and drawing on scholarly literature, archival research, and
interviews, Higher Education for Democracy aims to understand these
changes and their implications and to position higher education in
defense of democracy in a globalized economy framed by fascism.
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The Role of the University in Civil Society
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781438484518
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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