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[Nirmal Puwar]

other things published on university transitions

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POLICY FUTURES IN EDUCATION
Volume 8 Number 2 2010  ISSN 1478-2103

SPECIAL ISSUE
THE UNIVERSITY IN TRANSITION
Guest Editor: GARETT GIETZEN

Garett Gietzen. Introduction. Challenges and Possibilities for Today's
University

Michael A. Peters. Re-imagining the University in the Global Era

Garett Gietzen. Jean-François Lyotard and the Question of Disciplinary
Legitimacy

Stephanie Mackler. From the Positivist to the Hermeneutic University:
restoring the
place of meaning and liberal learning in higher education

Casey E. George-Jackson. The Cosmopolitan University: the medium toward
global
citizenship and justice

Rodrigo Britez & Michael A. Peters. Internationalization and the
Cosmopolitical
University

Daniel Araya. Cultural Democracy: universities in the creative economy

BOOK EXCERPT
Henry A. Giroux. Challenging the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex
after 9/11.
Introduction to University in Chains: confronting the
military-industrial-academic
complex (Paradigm Publishers, 2007)

REVIEW ESSAY
Eugenie A. Samier. The Evolution of the Modern University: from
scholarship to
disenchanted economic handmaiden

OBAMA'S AMERICA
Michael A. Peters. Economics Trumps Politics; Market Trumps Democracy: the US
Supreme Court's decision on campaign financing

BOOK REVIEWS
Higher Learning, Greater Good: the private and social benefits of higher
education
(Walter W. McMahon), reviewed by Jennifer A. Delaney & Patricia Yu
Multiversities, Ideas, and Democracy (George Fallis), reviewed by David J.
Ondercin

On Thu, May 6, 2010 9:37 am, Nirmal Puwar wrote:
> Hi All
>
>
> Thank you for pulling this together.
>
>
> The term 'New Universities' indexes a long standing development in the UK
>  between different types of universities, namely post-1992 legislation
> institutions. So when I first read 'New Universities' I thought it was
> confined to those universities. This for instance, would include
> Middlesex
> but not Queen Mary or Goldsmiths.
>
> Can I suggest the term 'New Universities' is changed, perhaps to
> Innovating the University or University Transitions in Measure
>
>
> I am sure there will be other suggestions.
>
>
> As for contributors - Mary Evans who wrote 'Killing Thinking' would be a
> good person to ask. She used to be a Head of Dept in Sociology and Social
> Policy. M.S.Evans at kent.ac.uk
>
>
> Ravi Sundaram from Sarai
> http://www.sarai.net/
>
>
> best Nirmal
>
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2010 3:28 am, info\@edu-factory\.org wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Following the postings on this list there has been some discussion in
>> the edufactory collective about the call for the first journal issue. As
>> a result we have redrafted the call to include a section devoted to the
>> 'system of measure'. As you will see there is still a section about new
>>  universities and the global transition of higher education. We would
>> now like to invite discusssion of the new call.
>>
>> In order to realise this first issue of the journal it is very
>> important that members of the editorial board assist in the production
>> process. This doesn't necessarily mean involvement in proof reading,
>> editing or other tasks that require a high level of proficiency in the
>> English
>> language. First of all we need assistance to locate authors who can
>> write to the issues identified in the call. Perhaps some of you are able
>> to make contributions or perhaps you can suggest others who might be
>> available. Geert has made the suggestion of a collectively written text
>>  on the issue of peer review and alternatives to it. We think this is a
>>  great idea and that this list could be used to develop such a text.
>> Perhaps Geert or Gerald (who also had some comments about measure) are
>> able to make some first steps here. Interviews and dialogues are fine
>> ...
>> the text would have to take its form.
>>
>> In any case, please share your ideas about the suggested journal issue
>> and help us to locate potential authors, particularly for texts about
>> new universities in countries like India, China, Brazil, Egypt and
>> Russia.
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>
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> Dr Nirmal Puwar
> Department of Sociology
> Goldsmiths, London University.
> Co-organiser of Methods Lab
> http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/methods-lab/
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Dr Nirmal Puwar
Department of Sociology
Goldsmiths, London University.
Co-organiser of Methods Lab
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/methods-lab/