Hybridity in Higher Education

Oscillating Between Public and Private Sectors

Bibliographic Data

ID6059615
AuthorsAristotelis Zmas (0000-0003-2924-0297, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume52
Issue2
Pages117-131
Publication date2020-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1056-4934 • E-ISSN: 1944-7086
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10564934.2020.1723423
OpenAlexW3005685326
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited28

This article argues that the classical dualism between public and private universities turns out to be a terminological handicap for scholars who explore the current complexity of higher education landscapes. It focuses on the Cypriot public and private universities in order to illustrate specific manifestations of hybridity. The latter arise as these institutions oscillate between neoliberal-driven doctrines, European/international discourses, and local academic idiosyncrasies. This oscillation creates paradoxes, blurring the borders between public and private universities

Dualism · Economics · Epistemology · Higher education · Hybridity · Political economy · Political science · Private sector · Public sector · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Public Administration