The European research university : an historical parenthesis? : essays in honor of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Stig Strömholm, former Vice Chancellor of Uppsala University, former Chairman of the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

In a modern Europe, even with 900 years of history and learning behind it, the European Research University faces major challenges on multiple fronts. This book maps out both the present and the long-term issues that the European Research University must now tackle. Front Matter ....Pages I-XIV Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Creative Intellectual Destruction or Destructive Political Creativity? Critical Reflections on The Future of European “Knowledge Production” (Thorsten Nybom)....Pages 3-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 The Byzantine “University” — a Misnomer (Judith Herrin)....Pages 17-28 The University as Utopia (Sheldon Rothblatt)....Pages 29-49 Universities, Research and Politics in Historical Perspective (Inge Jonsson)....Pages 51-60 Universities, Research and Politics: The Avoidance of Anachronism (Tore Frängsmyr)....Pages 61-62 On Time and Fragmentation: Sundry Observations on Research, the University and Politics from a Waveringly Historical Perspective (Guy Neave)....Pages 63-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 The R&D Production Model: A Brueg(h)elesque Alternative (Svante Lindqvist)....Pages 77-90 A Joyful Good-Bye to Wilhelm von Humboldt: The German University and the Humboldtian Ideals of “Einsamkeit and Freiheit” (Bernd Henningsen)....Pages 91-107 The Legacy of Wilhelm von Humboldt and the Future of the European University (Björn Wittrock)....Pages 109-125 Front Matter ....Pages 127-127 The Research Revolution and its Impact on the European University (Peter Scott)....Pages 129-143 Coping with Change is not Enough for Universities (Wilhelm Krull)....Pages 145-151 The Revolution in Research Funding in Sweden after 1980 (Madeleine Leijonhufvud)....Pages 153-158 Contrasting Different Modes: A More Fruitful Way of Tackling the Issue than “European” or “American” Models of Research University (Sverker Gustavsson)....Pages 159-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Has the Research University in Europe a Future? (Ulrich Teichler)....Pages 165-173 Front Matter ....Pages 175-175 Summing Up (Stig Strömholm)....Pages 177-181 Back Matter ....Pages 183-190