Science, Tradition and Scholarship: Restoring Trust to Higher Learning in Iceland

In this paper I argue that the academic culture, politics and the organization of the University of Iceland has been characterized by three cultures that I label as the literary, the civic, and the Humboldtian traditions. These traditions have mixed with new ideologies and social movements, vast soc...

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Published in:Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Main Author: Þórlindsson, Þórólfur
Other Authors: Félags og mannvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (UI), Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Social Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Viðskiptafræðideild og hagfræðideild Háskóla Íslands, viðskiptafræðideild Háskólans í Reykjavík og Seðlabanki Íslands. 2008
Subjects:
Science
Tradition
Relativism
University Management
Háskólar
Stjórnun
Vísindi
Háskóli Íslands
Iceland
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/206
https://doi.org/10.24122/tve.a.2008.6.2.3
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Summary:In this paper I argue that the academic culture, politics and the organization of the University of Iceland has been characterized by three cultures that I label as the literary, the civic, and the Humboldtian traditions. These traditions have mixed with new ideologies and social movements, vast social and economic changes, and specific historical events in shaping the University. I speculate about the role of the ‘68 movement, as a critical element in this complex development as well as the efforts of Rector Gudmundur K. Magnusson to restore credibility and trust in the University of Iceland during the 1980s. I acknowledge that this is a first report on an ongoing project. The views presented in this paper should therefore be considered as tentative and hypothetical. Peer Reviewed Ritrýnt tímarit

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