Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Autocratic Academy by Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn outlines the history of American higher educations formal organization as an incorporated autocracy that is tied to capitalism, arguing that the academy must reconstitute itself in accordance with the principles of democratic republicanism in which members choose who govern and can hold them accountable. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Critics of contemporary US higher education often point to the academys "corporatization" as one of its defining maladies. However, in The Autocratic Academy Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn argues that American colleges and universities have always been organized as corporations in which the power to rule is legally vested in and monopolized by antidemocratic governing boards. This institutional form, Kaufman-Osborn contends, is antithetical to the free inquiry that defines the purpose of higher education. Tracing the history of the American academy from the founding of Harvard (1636), through the Supreme Courts Dartmouth v. Woodward ruling (1819), and into the twenty-first century, Kaufman-Osborn shows how the universitys autocratic legal constitution is now yoked to its representation on the model of private property. Explaining why appeals to the cause of shared governance cannot succeed in wresting power from the academys autocrats, Kaufman-Osborn argues that American universities must now be reincorporated in accordance with the principles of democratic republicanism. Only then can the academys members hold accountable those chosen to govern and collectively determine the disposition of higher educations unique public goods. Author Biography Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn is Baker Ferguson Professor of Politics and Leadership Emeritus at Whitman College and author of From Noose to Needle: Capital Punishment and the Late Liberal State and Creatures of Prometheus: Gender and the Politics of Technology. Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii A Prologue in the Form of a Puzzle 1 I. Nibbling at the Crust of Convention 1. Imperious Regents and Disposable Custodians 11 2. The Neoliberal Corporation Debunked 30 3. Corporate Types 47 II. Contesting the Constitution of College in Early America 4. William & Mary Dispossessed 63 5. "The College of Tyrannus" 82 6. The Marshall Plan 105 III. A Bet Gone Bad 7. Psychasthenia Universitatis (or The Malady of the Academy) 135 8. "Shared Governance" as Placebo 163 IV. When Autocrats Meet Their Makers 9. Outsourcing Self-Governance 197 10. "Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall . . ." 231 Epilogue: Reenvisioning the Corporate Academy 255 Notes 273 Bibliography 307 Index 327 Review "The book is extraordinarily important at precisely this moment when we need to think seriously about how dangerous our institutions bylaws are and how devastating it is that we never found a way to give shared governance doctrinal heft or to enshrine faculty control over curricula into law. The path to Commonwealth University—the name Kaufman-Osborn gives to his imaginary member-incorporated institution of higher education—is murky, but we can and should start to renegotiate our governance rules." -- Jennifer Ruth * Academe *"The Autocratic Academy does not just critique the present condition of higher education in the United States; through its stories of resistance and its vision of an alternative, it gives readers something else to want. These glimpses of flourishing show us what the health of the body politic might look like. We can begin our convalescence now." -- Joel Alden Schlosser * American Political Thought * Details ISBN1478019824 Author Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn Short Title The Autocratic Academy Publisher Duke University Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1478019824 ISBN-13 9781478019824 Format Paperback Imprint Duke University Press Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Illustrations 2 illustrations Subtitle Reenvisioning Rule within Americas Universities Pages 352 Publication Date 2023-04-07 AU Release Date 2023-04-07 NZ Release Date 2023-04-07 US Release Date 2023-04-07 UK Release Date 2023-04-07 Alternative 9781478017127 DEWEY 378.73 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161867817;
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