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Author Nielsen, Gritt B., author.

Title Figuration work : student participation, democracy and university reform in a global knowledge economy / Gritt B. Nielsen.

Publication Info. New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series EASA series ; 27
EASA series ; 27.
Note "Published in Association with the European Association of Social Anthropologists."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. I. Trajectories and Mappings. Ch. 1. Studying pt. icipation as/through Figuration Work -- Ch. 2. University Reform in Denmark: Negotiating pt. icipation and Democracy -- Ch. 3. A History of Student pt. icipation in Denmark.
pt. II. Events and Figurations -- Ch. 4. Time and Freedom -- Ch. 5. Ownership and Investment -- Ch. 6. Bodies and Voices.
pt. III. Conclusions and Directions Ch. 7. Entangled Figurations -- Ch. 8. pt. icipation as Multi-scaled Citizenship.
Summary 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.
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Subject Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Denmark.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
Denmark.
College students -- Denmark.
College students.
Student participation in administration -- Denmark.
Student participation in administration.
Student participation in curriculum planning -- Denmark.
Student participation in curriculum planning.
Universities and colleges -- Denmark -- Administration.
Educational change -- Denmark.
Universities and colleges.
Educational anthropology -- Denmark.
Administration.
Educational change.
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Educational anthropology.
EDUCATION -- Aims & Objectives.
Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author European Association of Social Anthropologists, collaborating body.
Other Form: Print version: Nielsen, Gritt B. Figuration work 9781782387718 (DLC) 2014039965 (OCoLC)896861729
ISBN 9781782387725 (electronic book)
1782387722 (electronic book)
9781782387718
1782387714