Discursive themes, silences, and contradictions on the democratic role of universities in Iceland.

• Main Authors: Bjarnadóttir, Valgerður S., Ólafsdóttir, Anna, Geirsdóttir, Guðrún
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2019
• Subjects: Universities; democracy; democratic role of universities; discourse-analysis; Háskólar; lýðræði; lýðræðislegt hlutverk háskóla; orðræðugreining; Draga; Varpa; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2019.15.2.3

The aim of this paper is to explore whether and how discourses in Icelandic public policy documents reflect a) the democratic role of universities and b) universities’ role in preparing students for responsible participation in a democratic society. Key policy documents related to Icelandic universi...