Higher Education, State Repression, and Neoliberal Reform in Nicaragua: Reflections from a University under Fire (Routledge Research in Higher Education)

Synopsis

This innovative volume makes a key contribution to debates around the role of the university as a space of resistance by highlighting the liberatory practices undertaken to oppose dual pressures of state repression and neoliberal reform at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in Nicaragua. Using a critical ethnographic approach to frame the experiences of faculty and students through vignettes, chapters present contextualized, analytical contributions from students, scholars, and university leaders to draw attention to the activism present within teaching, research, and administration while simultaneously calling attention to critical higher education and international solidarity as crucial means of maintaining academic freedom, university autonomy, oppositional knowledge production, and social outreach in higher education globally. This text will benefit researchers, students, and academics in the fields of higher education, educational policy and politics, and international and comparative education. Those interested in equality and human rights, Central America, and the themes of revolution and protest more broadly will also benefit from this volume.

Copyright:

2023

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

196 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000628685

Related ISBNs:

9781032057330, 9781003198925, 9781032057316

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/22/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Wendi Bellanger, Serena Cosgrove, and Irina Carlota Silber

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Wendi Bellanger

Edited by:

Serena Cosgrove

Edited by:

Irina Carlota Silber