The European Research University

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.

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.

Preface; D.Brändström Creative Intellectual Destruction or Destructive Political Creativity?; T.Nybom The Byzantine University: a Misnomer; J.Herrin University as Utopia; S.Rothblatt Universities, Research and Politics in Sweden; I.Jonsson Universities, Research and Politics in a Historical Perspective; T.Frängsmyr On Time and Fragmentation: Sundry Observations on Research, the University and Politics from a Waveringly Comparative Perspective; G.Neave The R & D Production Model: A Brueg(h)elesque Alternative; S.Lindqvist A Joyful Good-bye to Wilhelm von Humboldt: The German University and the Humboldtian Ideals of 'Einsamkeit und Freiheit.'; B.Henningsen The Legacy of Wilhelm von Humboldt and the Future of the European University; B.Wittrock The Research Revolution and its Impact on the European University; P.Scott Coping with Change? European Universities and the Revolution in Research Funding after 1980; W.Krull The Revolution in Research Funding in Sweden after 1980; M.LeijonhufvudContrasting Different Modes: A More Fruitful Way of Tackling the Issue than 'European' or 'American' Models of Research University; S.Gustavsson Has the Research University in Europe a Future?; U.Teichler Conclusions and Reflections; S.Strömholm