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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author ORDORIKA, Imanol
Title The limits of university autonomy : power and politics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Publication year 2003
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 46 (2003) 3, S. 361 - 388
Inventory number 16822
Keywords Ausland : Mexiko : Hochschulwesen allgemein ; Hochschule : gegenwärtige Situation
Abstract The nature and extent of institutional autonomy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has been a matter of contention between academics, policy makers and university members for many years. Opinions about governmental influence over the university in Mexico range from absolute autonomy to absolute control. Few of them, however, are founded on research on university-government relations. Most studies of university autonomy in Mexico are based on classical definitions and pluralist political perspectives that limit a thorough understanding of this relation between the University and the government in the context of an authoritarian State. This article provides an alternative perspective on the nature and limits of autonomy at UNAM based on conflict theories, resource dependency and theories of power. (HRK / Abstract übernommen) Ordorika, Imanol, E-Mail: ordorika@servidor.unam.mx