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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Globalisation, Societies and Education |
| Early online date | 4 Apr 2024 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 4 Apr 2024 |
Abstract
Between the university's mediaeval structure and its postmodern qualifiers, this paper explores the distinct institutional form of the national university. Using organisational and country data with the comparative-historical sequential method, results show that 129 out of 197 countries established a national university around modern independence with most colonising powers never have established one. Their timing and distribution point to geopolitical anxieties from both internal stability and international competition as primary motivations. The paper theorises that the creation of national universities figures within three centripetal tendencies of modern state formation: centralisation, politicisation, and homogenisation.
Keywords
- decolonisation, global south, Idea of the university, industrialisation, modernity, nationalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 04.04.2024.
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