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Frihetstida policyskapande: Uppfostringskommissionen och de akademiska konstitutionerna 1738–1766
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, History of Ideas.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5876-7587
2017 (Swedish)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Regulating education is a vital part of government. This thesis is inspired by recent changes on the political landscape of higher education. It is guided by an interest in how political objectives and concepts of ideal social relationships are transformed and expressed through government university policies and their consequences. An early stage of what is now commonly referred to as the modern state and the modern research university, rather than present or relatively recent developments, will be explored. Instead of studying trends on the European continent, the thesis inquiries into an attempt made by the Swedish government to revise the constitutions of Swedish schools and universities through the so-called Educational Commission appointed in 1745.

The purpose of the thesis is to apply a modern policy perspective to the Educational Commission’s attempt at reforming the constitution of the Swedish universities. The aim is to illuminate the construction of university regulations and to place this within a larger framework of policy making during the Age of Liberty (Frihetstiden) in Sweden.

The Commission was an attempt by the Swedish government to implement educational changes based on a holistic view of the realm. It was one of several contemporary initiatives with nationwide ambitions. The Commission did not, however, succeed in reaching its formal objectives, but by placing too much emphasis on what the Commission did not achieve one risks overlooking other results and consequences. It initiated new communication structures, operating procedures and accountability schemes. It changed the regulations for assessing higher education making the university transparent and accountable to the government in new ways. New administrative routines for producing university reform were introduced.

The Commission also provided university actors with a legitimate channel for voicing their opinions in relation to the government. They were given a legitimate position to formulate problems, questions and solutions regarding the university. The demands of the professors for increased autonomy in seeking knowledge and providing education stood against the claims made by the government for added control and insight into academic affairs. Through the Commission, the views of the professors were put into circulation in an official political context.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Huddinge: Södertörns högskola, 2017. , p. 239
Series
Södertörn Doctoral Dissertations, ISSN 1652-7399 ; 144
Keywords [sv]
uppfostringskommissionen, frihetstiden, samhällsordning, universitetspolitik, policy, policyskapande, policyproduktion, universitetspolicy, granskning, styrning, reglering
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History of Ideas
Research subject
Historical Studies; Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-33489Local ID: 713/42/2012ISBN: 978-91-88663-12-2 (print)ISBN: 978-91-88663-13-9 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-33489DiVA, id: diva2:1144113
Public defence
2017-10-27, MA 624, Alfred Nobels allé 7, Huddinge, 10:00 (Swedish)
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The Early Modern Academic Culture in the Baltic Sea Region, The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies
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The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, A027-2012Available from: 2017-10-04 Created: 2017-09-25 Last updated: 2022-03-24Bibliographically approved

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