Háskólar og lýðræði: Gagnrýnin greining á borgaralegu hlutverki háskóla í lýðræðisþjóðfélagi

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the research project Universities and democracy: A critical analysis of the civic role of universities in a democratic society, which received a three-year grant from the Rannís Research Foundation in the spring of 2018. In the study, an interdisciplinary group of scholars sought answers to whether and what role universities play in a democratic society. Data was obtained through a philosophical analysis of the concepts of democracy and universities and the relationship between them, as well as through interviews with lecturers at three universities. Studies show that universities play a variety of important roles in promoting and strengthening democratic societies. The article gives several examples of different aspects of the research and their results.

Keywords

• háskólar
• lýðræði
• lýðræðismenntun
• akademískt frelsi