Guide offers ethnic faculty advice on university politics

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mel Waters
Keyword(s):  
University Politics

scholarly journals The dissolution of the history of religions: Contemporary challenges of a humanities discipline in Sweden

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-75
Author(s):  
David Thurfjell
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Parallel Processes ◽  
University Politics ◽  
History Of Religions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One

The discipline of History of religions has changed in Sweden over the latest decades. Its traditional connection to text and language has weakened and its emphasis shifted towards social and contemporary aspects of religion. In this article the societal trends and the reforms in Swedish university politics that lie behind this change are pinpointed and discussed. It is argued that the transformation has been twofold. On the one hand the discipline has grown considerably and expanded into empirical fields, methods, and theories that were alien to it only twenty-five years ago. On the other it has been forced to adjust to a political climate focused on direct social relevance, measurability, and quantifiable efficiency. The article presents the transformation as consisting in four parallel processes labelled the efficiency turn, the altered knowledge contract, the replacement by religionsvetenskap, and the loss of prestige, respectively.

scholarly journals Science and University Politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 199-224
Author(s):  
Jaap Bos
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
List Type ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Teaching Ethics ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Know How ◽  
University Politics ◽  
Replication Crisis ◽  
Perverse Incentives ◽  
Publication Pressure

After Reading This Chapter, You Will: Understand how political factors impact modern science Appreciate in what ways the replication crisis endangers the values of science Know how publication pressure and perverse incentives challenge scientific practices See why teaching ethics requires reactive, proactive, and reflexive education

Thomas Thomson (1773–1852) Historian of Chemistry

1964 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kent
Keyword(s):  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
University Politics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scientific Journalism

SynopsisProfessor Thomson had been a typical Scottish ‘lad o’ pairts'. Deservant of repute as teacher, scientist, editor and historian, his most distinctive achievements were in scientific journalism and propaganda. These were powerfully exhibited in the interests of Dalton's Atomism and of Prout's Hypothesis—and in university politics.His work for Chambers' Encyclopaedia and for Nicholson's Journal was influential and effective. His textbooks gained an international esteem and each successive edition was kept up to date.Much of his professional outlook and experience is expressed in his History of Chemistry (2 vols. 1830–31). Researches in his old Department at Glasgow on his choice and use of material provide the main topics of this Address. These volumes are still important.

The Future of X

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Keyword(s):  
Southern California ◽  
Prison System ◽  
University Of California ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Home Food ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Politics ◽  
The University

This article presents short interviews with ten professors in the University of California system and the University of Southern California about the future of California. The topics discussed are: the university, politics, the prison system, transportation, nature, Hollywood, wine, family and the home, food, and music.

scholarly journals University Politics

Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 228 (5269) ◽  
pp. 314-314
Keyword(s):  
University Politics

scholarly journals The Privilege of Being Politically Active – a Qualitative Study on the Political Commitment of University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Lübcke ◽  
Fabian Mußél ◽  
Anja Franz
Keyword(s):  
Political Commitment ◽  
Social Origin ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
University Politics ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Politically Active ◽  
Insight Into

This article presents the most important results of a study on the university political commitment of students at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. The study focuses on the question of why and how students at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg become involved in university politics. Semi-standardized interviews are conducted with students from different educational backgrounds. The Civic Voluntarism model by Brady, Schlozman and Verba, and Bourdieu’s capital theory were used to evaluate the interviews. This provides an insight into the relationship between participation-relevant resources, or capital, and political commitment. On the basis of a comparison of the interviews, hypotheses are developed that can be regarded as the results of the study. The study thus provides insight into the significance of social origin and political participation, as well as socialization-related factors.

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