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From democracy to managerialism: foundation universities as the embodiment of Finnish university policies

Journal of education policy, 2022-05, Vol.37 (3), p.419-442 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. 2020 ;ISSN: 0268-0939 ;EISSN: 1464-5106 ;DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2020.1846080

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Title:
From democracy to managerialism: foundation universities as the embodiment of Finnish university policies
Author: Poutanen, Mikko ; Tomperi, Tuukka ; Kuusela, Hanna ; Kaleva, Veera ; Tervasmäki, Tuomas
Subjects: Administrative Organization ; Barriers ; College Administration ; de-democratisation ; Democracy ; Educational Change ; Educational Policy ; Finland ; Foreign Countries ; foundation university ; Higher Education ; higher education reform ; Institutional Autonomy ; Managerialism ; Organizational Change ; Strategic Planning ; Universities
Is Part Of: Journal of education policy, 2022-05, Vol.37 (3), p.419-442
Description: The administrative systems of universities attest to a shift towards more managerial forms of leadership. This article outlines how strategic management was introduced in Finland in the 2000s and how this led to a significant de-democratisation of the university organisations, despite academic communities' resistance and explicit preference for democratic self-governance. The article illustrates how strategic management informed the reconceptualization of Finnish higher education in legislation (nationally), to de-democratise and to structurally reform the HE field, and in practice (locally), to drive through desired administrative reconfigurations. This anti-democratic transformation is embodied in a new institutional model: foundation universities, which have been presented as the flagships of Finnish higher education policy, are also vehicles of de-democratisation.
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0268-0939
EISSN: 1464-5106
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2020.1846080
Source: Taylor & Francis Open Access

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From democracy to managerialism: foundation universities as the embodiment of Finnish university policies

2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. 2020 ;ISSN: 0268-0939 ;EISSN: 1464-5106 ;DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2020.1846080

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