For Democratic Governance of Universities
The Case for Administrative Abolition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15030403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blanca Missé (corresponding author), James Martel (0000-0002-9061-2355) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-29 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Event (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-311X • E-ISSN: 2572-6633 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tae.2024.a917791 |
| OpenAlex | W4391028165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
In this essay, we argue for administrative abolition, that is, the elimination of all college presidents, provosts, deans and other top level administrators who we argue form a parasitical group that was developed over time in order to exercise both political and financial control over faculty, staff and students. We examine the way that the idea of "shared governance" disguises the de facto dictatorship of administration over faculty self-governance, explore the history of how this power grab took place and furthermore explore alternative forms of faculty self-management in both US history and abroad (especially in Latin America)
Administration (probate law · Business · Control (management · Corporate governance · De facto · Democracy · Democratic governance · Dictatorship · Economics · Latin Americans · Management · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Finance
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Black Reconstruction in America
Building the anti-racist university
Workplace Democracy at College of the Mainland
Latin American Universities, Academic Freedom and Autonomy
Universities and the Capitalist State
Brief History of Neoliberalism
The Problem of Workplace Democracy
The Rise and Decline of Faculty Governance
Critical University Studies and the Crisis Consensus
Undoing the Demos
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |