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Worldwide, scholarship and policy-making develop new ideas and models for the role of higher education and research in society and economy. This development points to changing relationships and boundaries between the public and private spheres in higher education including their public and private steering and funding, public-private partnerships between universities and firms, the rise of private higher education and of business models in the management of universities. The contributions to this edited volume investigate into the dynamics of blurring boundaries between the public and the private in higher education and their consequences for the university.

Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Theory and Approach -- Chapter 1 Setting the Stage-Theory and Research Questions -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Academic Organizations-From Organized Anarchies to Penetrated Hierarchies -- Control in Professional Organizations -- Universities Between Loose Coupling and Tightening -- Institutional Pressures, Resources and Control -- Control of External Resources in University Systems -- Higher Education Politics and Policy -- Implications for the Comparative Analysis of University Governance and University Policy -- Content -- References -- Chapter 2 A Sociological Experiment on Methodological Design-Strengths and Limits of a Pragmatist Approach to Research Methods in the TRUE Project -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods, Epistemologies and Communities of Practice -- The TRUE Methodological Approach:A Review of the Experiences -- The Rationale for Methods and the Debate -- Methods in Practice. Implementation and Limitations -- Constructing the Sample -- Collecting Descriptive Information on the Sample -- The Formal Autonomy Questionnaire -- The TRUE Survey of University Members -- Interviews of University Members -- Systematizing Information on Policies -- Methods as a Tool for Knowledge Development -- Comparing Universities -- Comparative Analysis of Policies -- Individual and Small-Group Analyses -- Discussion and Lessons Learned -- References -- Part II Modern Universities as Organizations -- Chapter 3 Working in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Organisational Autonomy and Venues of External Influence in European Universities -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Autonomy, Influence and Control: A Conceptual Framework -- Autonomy as a Situational and Multidimensional Concept -- Formal Autonomy and Autonomy-in-Use -- Our Approach and Data -- Empirical Findings -- Formal Autonomy

Long description: Der Bologna-Prozess hat mit seinen umfassenden Reformen die Hochschullandschaft in Europa grundlegend verändert. Er führte unter anderem zur Öffnung für internationale Kooperationen und zu einem neuen Verständnis der Universität als Vorbereitung für den Beruf. Ulrich Teichler hat auf diesen Gebieten grundlegende Forschungsarbeit geleistet. In dieser Festschrift knüpfen renommierte Hochschulforscherinnen und -forscher an seine Arbeit an und analysieren aktuelle Entwicklungen.