6 results on '"Sørensen, Mads P."'
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2. Rethinking Subpolitics.
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Holzer, Boris and Sørensen, Mads P.
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POLITICAL science , *REFLEXIVITY , *MODERNITY , *DECISION making , *MODERN society - Abstract
Beck uses the term 'subpolitics' to refer to forms of politics outside and beyond the representative institutions of the political system of nation-states. From the perspective of the theory of reflexive modernization, the proliferation of subpolitics indicates a weakening of the 'iron cage' of bureaucratic, state-oriented politics. We argue that subpolitics does indeed challenge conventional notions of politics. It mobilizes sources of societal influence that transcend the formal political system. In particular, subpolitics correlates with the command over positive or negative sanctions and the capacity for uncertainty absorption. This can be illustrated in the areas of scientific expertise, corporate decision-making and political consumption. Those cases show that the political system cannot monopolize the means of societal influence. For a political system that regards itself as the centre of society, this must be irritating. For sociology, however, it provides the opportunity to part with such an inappropriate account of the role of politics in modern society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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3. The Responsible University:Exploring the Nordic Context and Beyond
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Jouni Kekäle, Lars Geschwind, Rómulo Pinheiro, Sørensen, Mads P., Geschwind, Lars, Kekäle , Jouni, and Pinheiro , Rómulo
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Responsible university, Responsible organisations, Higher Education, Higher Education Institutions ,Responsible organisations ,Political science ,Higher Education Institutions ,Context (language use) ,Engineering ethics ,Higher Education - Abstract
This book explores how the notion of the responsible university manifests itself at various levels within Nordic higher education. As the impetus of the knowledge society has catapulted the higher education sector to the forefront of policy agendas, universities and other types of higher education institutions face increasing scrutiny, assessment and accountability. This book examines this phenomenon using the Nordic countries as cases in point, given the strong public commitment towards widening participation and public research investments. The editors and contributors analyse the history and current transformations of the idea of the responsible university, investigate new innovations in the educational landscape and look into how universities have begun to organise themselves to become more responsible. Drawing together scholars from the humanities and the social sciences, this interdisciplinary collection will be of interest and value to students and scholars of the role and nature of the modern university, in addition to practitioners and policy makers tasked with finding solutions to address the competing and often contradictory demands posed by a responsibility agenda.
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- 2019
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4. Lost in transition?:on the migration to English language research publications
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Pernille Pedersen, Mitchell Young, Mads P. Sørensen, Sørensen, Mads P., Geschwind, Lars, Kekäle, Jouni, and Pinheiro, Rómulo
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Danish ,Battle ,Transition (fiction) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Political science ,language ,Context (language use) ,English language ,Social science ,Publication language, English language publications, English as lingua franca, Danish universities, Responsible language policy ,language.human_language ,media_common ,Meaning (linguistics) - Abstract
Nordic universities produce a significant and increasing number of research publications in English. This chapter takes a closer look at this development in the context of Denmark, where today around 86% of all research publications are published in English. First, the overall development of English language research publications within all main areas of research in Denmark is examined. Thereafter, the chapter focuses on one of the biggest and most important universities in Denmark, Aarhus University. The chapter shows that all scientific fields in Denmark and at Aarhus University have experienced a radical change in publication language over the last two decades, from Danish and other languages to English. It also shows that it is the Social Sciences and the Humanities that have seen the biggest changes over these years. Via bibliometric counts and interviews with researchers from the areas that have experienced the most significant changes, the chapter analyses the development in publication language from Danish to English along with the meaning and effects of this change. The chapter ends with a discussion of how universities can help battle the negative consequences of the transition to English while at the same time holding on to the benefits of this movement. Nordic universities produce a significant and increasing number of research publications in English. This chapter takes a closer look at this development in the context of Denmark, where today around 86% of all research publications are published in English. First, the overall development of English language research publications within all main areas of research in Denmark is examined. Thereafter, the chapter focuses on one of the biggest and most important universities in Denmark, Aarhus University. The chapter shows that all scientific fields in Denmark and at Aarhus University have experienced a radical change in publication language over the last two decades, from Danish and other languages to English. It also shows that it is the Social Sciences and the Humanities that have seen the biggest changes over these years. Via bibliometric counts and interviews with researchers from the areas that have experienced the most significant changes, the chapter analyses the development in publication language from Danish to English along with the meaning and effects of this change. The chapter ends with a discussion of how universities can help battle the negative consequences of the transition to English while at the same time holding on to the benefits of this movement.
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- 2019
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5. Technical Education in Jeopardy? Assessing the Interdisciplinary Faculty Structure in a University Merger
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Elias Pekkola, Taru Siekkinen, Tea Vellamo, Sørensen, Mads P., Geschwind, Lars, Kekäle, Jouni, and Pinheiro, Rómulo
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teknilliset yliopistot ,Higher education ,korkeakoulupolitiikka ,faculty ,ilkeät ongelmat ,interdisciplinarity ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Political science ,technical education ,sidosryhmät ,stakeholder ,merger ,Poverty ,business.industry ,wicked problems ,Stakeholder ,Vocational education ,Humanity ,korkea-asteen koulutus ,Engineering ethics ,yhdistyminen ,tiedekunnat ,business ,poikkitieteisyys ,Social responsibility ,Discipline - Abstract
The social responsibility of universities is to contribute to solving the ‘wicked problems’ facing humanity, including climate change, poverty, conflicts and the lack of energy resources. Interdisciplinarity is an approach that enables solving these problems and helps higher education institutions become more socially responsible while meeting the requirements of their stakeholders. In this chapter, we analyse a multidisciplinary and sector-breaking merger of three higher education institutions in Finland, where the merger is justified by its contribution to solving wicked problems through increased structural interdisciplinarity. We examine the suggested faculty structures and views of staff and students to understand how interdisciplinarity and addressing the needs of stakeholders are seen from the perspective of technical education. The interdisciplinary faculty structure is heavily criticised by the internal stakeholders, who claim that it does not meet the needs of the university’s external stakeholders. However, there is debate on whose interests and identities are at risk when the disciplinary boundaries of technical education are transgressed.
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6. Responsible Universities in Context
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Lars Geschwind, Mads P. Sørensen, Jouni Kekäle, Rómulo Pinheiro, Sørensen, Mads P., Geschwind, Lars, Kekäle, Jouni, and Pinheiro , Rómulo
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Higher education ,business.industry ,Perspective (graphical) ,Globe ,Context (language use) ,Policy initiatives ,Public relations ,Key features ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Political science ,Responsible university, Responsible organisations, Higher Education, Higher Education Institutions, Sustainability Development Goals ,medicine ,VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 ,business - Abstract
In this introductory chapter, the concept of the responsible university is introduced and put into context, first concerning other organisations and society at large, secondly in a historical perspective and thirdly related to policy initiatives across the globe. We also discuss how to implement this concept within the complex organisations that universities constitute. Lastly, we present some key features of the Nordic countries and introduce the empirical chapters of the book.
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- 2019
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