Authoritarian Modernisation and Academic Freedom
The Contradictions of Internationalisation and “Pockets of Effectiveness” in Russian Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21799577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dmitry Dubrovsky (0000-0002-9346-9435, National Research University Higher School of Economics), Katarzyna Kaczmarska (0000-0003-4208-5869, Université de Bourgogne) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transtext(e)s Transcultures 跨文本跨文化 (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1771-2084 • E-ISSN: 2105-2549 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/transtexts.1543 |
| OpenAlex | W4225733843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
The text relies on the concept of authoritarian modernisation to explore the challenges to the higher education (HE) sector and academic freedom in Russia. We show that elements of modernisation, coupled with Russia’s participation in the global process of HE internationalisation, have created pockets of effectiveness. However, these have not solved the many problems pervading Russian HE. We argue that modernisation, in the form in which it has been implemented in Russia, has, in effect, proved detrimental to the fundamental aspect of higher education and research, namely academic freedom. To support our argument, we discuss the main elements of modernisation and internationalisation in the Russian HE system and supplement our analysis with four case studies: the Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Science, the Tyumen School of Advanced Studies, the Higher School of Economics and the European University at St Petersburg. These cases allow us to show the tension between specifically understood and undertaken modernisation and academic freedom. More specifically, we highlight the tension between prestige-driven internationalisation, short-termist modernisation and the politics of fear, which all contribute to the erosion of academic freedom
Academic freedom · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Higher education · Internationalization · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |