The applicability of democratic principles and the mission of the university |
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| Authors: | Torsten Husén |
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| Institution: | (1) Present address: Institute of International Education, University of Stockholm, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | The university's mission of serving as a  fortress for freedom of speech, inquiry, and criticism of established truths is inextricably connected with democracy. Such a mission can be pursued only in a climate of genuine political and academic freedom. Three other aspects of democracy in the university are discussed: equality of access, university governance, and the public utility of the university. It is argued that equal representation or one man one vote cannot be applied in university governance because it comes into conflict with the notion of competence—a conflict that cannot be resolved by taking votes. Interest groups inside and outside of the university cannot be allowed to interfere with the free pursuit of knowledge. The internal audit, that is, peer review (by, ultimately, the international community of scholars) has to take precedence over vertical review by government bureaucracy. |
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| Keywords: | democratization governance participation academic freedom competence mission policy research community of scholars |
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