Intertwining of Academia and Officialdom and University Autonomy: Experience from Tsinghua University in China

This article is a case study of Tsinghua University, one of China's most influential universities, which has special national significance and strong political ties to the state. Recalling three chapters in the past century of Tsinghua's history, this paper gives an interpretive understand...

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Published in:Higher education policy 2007-06, Vol.20 (2), p.121-144
Main Author: Pan, Su-Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic freedom
Administrative control
Autonomy
Case Studies
Change Strategies
China
College presidents
Colleges & universities
Critical Theory
Education
Education Policy
Educational Administration
Educational Development
Educational leadership
Educational Policy and Politics
Foreign Countries
Government School Relationship
Higher Education
Historical Interpretation
Individualized Instruction
Influence
Institutional Autonomy
Institutional Research
Organizational Change
Policy Analysis
Policy making
Political leadership
Politics of Education
Power
Public officials
Public Policy
Socialist states
State intervention
Strategic planning
Traditions
Trends
Universities
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Summary:This article is a case study of Tsinghua University, one of China's most influential universities, which has special national significance and strong political ties to the state. Recalling three chapters in the past century of Tsinghua's history, this paper gives an interpretive understanding of how the intertwined relationship between academia and officialdom has acted as a double-edged sword in shaping the University's autonomy. It shows an interesting interplay between the university and the state, revealing the mechanisms of the state's control over the university, and the strategies adopted by the university to gain relative freedom. The article concludes by explaining how, in the context of China, an individual university can contend with the state's power to strive for its own autonomy.
ISSN:0952-8733
1740-3863
DOI:10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300149