Between world culture and local context
The university as an empowered actor in national higher education governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2301175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jelena Brankovic (0000-0002-0485-9096, Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany; Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 374-388 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0001699317739951 |
| OpenAlex | W2770586569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
World society theory argues that actor empowerment in local contexts is driven primarily by the expanding world culture, rendering alternative explanations weaker in comparison. This article explores one such alternative explanation and offers an account of actor empowerment which highlights the role of identity constructed in local interaction. The article imports insights from identity theory to show how identities constructed in interaction may complement those derived from the world culture. To explore the phenomenon of theoretical interest, the case of a historical empowerment of Serbian universities in the post-2000 period, as an actor in the national higher education governance, is considered
Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economics · Empowerment · Epistemology · Geography · Identity (music · Management · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Serbian · Social science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Self, Identity, and Social Movements (Social Movements, Protest, and Contention, V. 13)
The Spread of a ‘Human Resources ‘ Culture
Planning Development
Imitating by Editing Success
Longitudinal Field Research on Change
Turning the University into an Organizational Actor
A Collective Action Model of Institutional Innovation
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
World Society and the Proliferation of Formal Organization
Sociological Methods
Me’s and We’s Forms and Functions of Social Identities
Ethnographic Data in British Social Anthropology
Unpacking the glocalization of organization
When and How Does Europe Matter? Higher Education Policy Change in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia
Streams of inconsistent institutional influences
Hyper-Organization
Social movements
The social construction of reality
Universities and Public Contestation during Social and Political Crises
The Past, Present, and Future of an Identity Theory
The Nation-State and the Natural Environment over the Twentieth Century
Mind, Self, and Society
World Society, Institutional Theories, and the Actor
The 'Actors' of Modern Society
World Society and the Nation-State
Institutional conditions for diffusion
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |