Morgan White

Towards a Political Theory of the University

Public reason, democracy and higher education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The political role that higher education plays has been insufficiently addressed by academics in recent decades. By applying Habermas¿ theory of communicative action, this book seeks to reconnect educational and political theory and provide an institutional analysis which complements the recent focus on the intersections between political philosophy and legal theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781138610262
• ISBN-10: 1138610267
• Artikelnr.: 52962429

Autorenporträt

Morgan White was a tutor in Philosophy of Education at University of Cambridge, UK and a lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He received his PhD from University of Manchester, UK, and has a particular interest in the public role of higher education, social justice, deliberative democracy and tensions with instrumental learning.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The University and the Public Sphere 2. Higher Education
and Economies of Worth 3. The Role of the University in a Democracy 4.
Academic Authority, Trust, and Reliance 5. Higher Education and Citizenship
6. The Ivory Tower and Public Life 7. The Corruption of Democracy and
Education 8. Implications for Policy and Practice 9. Towards a Modern
Democratic Society 10. Concluding remarks: Communicative Rationality and
the Cultural Impoverishment of the University