Suchergebnisse

1. The new rules of science : from gift exchange to the Shanghai World League of Universities -- 2. The Entrepreneurial University : from homo academicus to homo oeconomicus -- 3. Constructing excellence by evaluation -- 4. The monopoly mechanism in science -- 5. From competition to stratification : universities in the struggle for funds, staff, and students -- 6. The allocation of funds and international fellows among universities : publication performance versus accumulated capital -- 7. The allocation of funds and reputation among departments : publication performance versus accumulated capital.

1. Economic change : from incremental to radical innovation -- 2. The change of solidarity : the causes and consequences of international labour division -- 3. Symbolic change : the new cult of the individual -- 4. Institutional change : liberal, conservative and egalitarian adjustment to international labour division -- 5. Relative exclusion and disintegration : convergence in the liberal competetion state?

1. European regulation : towards an adversarial process -- 2. European law : constructing a liberal society by jurisdiction -- 3. The French dilemma : postnational republicanism against economic liberalism -- 4. The German dilemma : constitutional federalism against unconstitutional supranationalism -- 5. The British dilemma : free trade and domestic parliamentary sovereignty against foreign supranational rule -- Conclusion : constitutional liberalism as a model for the semantic construction of Europe?

First Published in 1988, this volume works towards a new understanding and exploration of the rise and development of modern society, taking its lead from two classical theorists, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The key concept of this approach is the 'interpenetration' of different spheres of action.Richard Münch begins with an exploration of the points of convergence and divergence in the works of Durkheim and Weber. He then builds, from Durkheim, a new theory of social order as a complex set of ordering, dynamizing, identity-producing and goal-setting factors. Münch also constructs

The Bologna Process is advancing at full speed, although the unintended effects it is causing are complained about everywhere. Yet, we do not witness unintended effects alone, but a fundamental societal change that embraces more than is widely recognised. This change is geared to replacing the occupational professional model of mediation between education and employment with the market model. Against the backdrop of the traditional German focus on occupations, that change appears as particularly radical. Adapted from the source document.

The excellence program in Germany (financed by the federation & the states) is expected to enhance the international competitiveness of science & research in German universities. This purpose is, however, being undermined by the fact that a homology of cartel, monopoly & oligarchy structures has emerged that implies an enormous distortion of competition & leads to the inefficient allocation of resources among institutions. This inefficiency is revealed by the discrepancy between the input of resources in absolute & in relative terms per personnel & between the input of resources & the output of publications, both in absolute & relative terms. Because the excellence program allocates resources according to the dominant pattern of cartel, monopoly & oligarchy, it will even strengthen the inefficient allocation of resources for research. Therefore it will not improve the international competitiveness of science & research in Germany but rather contribute to its further decline. Figures, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.