Die transformative Universität in der Gesellschaft. Ein Überblick über verschiedene Konzepte
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Abstract
The discussion about universities' potential to play a major role in the transformation towards a sustainable society is ongoing and often controversial. This is due to different perceptions of the role of the university and its contributions to society. For this reason, a review has been carried out into theoretical approaches that frame the relationship between university and society. After a systematization and short introduction of the different approaches, we look at their common architecture in order to derive key elements that have to be taken into account if a university wants to (re-)define its relationship with society. We describe different forms of a transformative university through the lens of each approach and we highlight conflicts that might arise in comparison with the traditional idea of a university. We conclude by breaking down the results of our analysis into three questions for universities wanting to become a transformative force for a sustainable society.
Translated title of the contribution | The transformative university in society. A review of different concepts |
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Details
Original language | German |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-268 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
WOS | 000415076600009 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-6891-8948/work/142244707 |
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Keywords
- Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Reflexive modernity, Research modes, Science, Social contract, Social institutions, Stakeholder theory, Sustainability, Sustainable society, Transformative university, Triple helix