Universities as legal entities and community dispute resolution
An Australian case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8859338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Martins (0000-0001-7915-3138, MIT University, corresponding author), Jennifer Martin (0000-0002-7400-8916, Centre of Applied Social Research, RMIT University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1273-1282 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2018.1427577 |
| OpenAlex | W2789674901 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
This article considers the exercise of statutory power by an Australian university, in the state of Victoria, when undertaking commercial activities that impact negatively on a local community. A single case study design is used to report on the process engaged in by the community and university to resolve this dispute. This includes consideration of the university’s characterisation of the activities it engaged in, the university bypassing local planning processes and the university’s identification of the community with which to conduct its consultation processes. All publicly available documents regarding the proposed development were scrutinised as well as records of public forums related to the dispute. The study findings advance public understanding of the complexity of the vexed question of the extent to which university legislation can be used for commercial purposes and key issues for consideration when undertaking university–community engagement that have wider application for universities globally. John Dewey’s philosophy of democracy and education provides valuable insights for developing democratic processes that facilitate deep understandings and good will that ultimately have the potential to enrich communities and prevent conflict
Alternative dispute resolution · Community engagement · Democracy · Dispute resolution · Identification (biology · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Statutory law · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Reconceptualising engagement
Corporatisation, competitiveness, commercialisation
Public universities and the neoliberal common sense
Assessing the public university
Not ‘democratic education’ but ‘democracy and education’
Globalization, Democracy, and Social Movements
Thinking my way back to you
Why Should Scholars Keep Coming Back to John Dewey
Complexity and Reductionism in Educational Philosophy—John Dewey’s Critical Approach in ‘Democracy and Education’ Reconsidered
The Challenging Business of Long‐Term Public–Private Partnerships
The challenging Australian policy context for university engagement
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
Governance for Sustainability
Forms of embeddedness and discourses of engagement
The implications of contractualism for the responsibilisation of higher education
If You're So Smart, Why Are You under Surveillance? Universities, Neoliberalism, and New Public Management
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