Reimagining academic citizenship: Challenges, prospects, and responsibilities

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc550

Keywords:

academic citizenship, university, values, academic practice

Abstract

In this introduction, we present the context for the special issue on academic citizenship. We provide a short conversation with recent literature on the topic, and we develop some of the most significant cross-cutting themes that the essays illuminate.

Author Biographies

Jakob Egholm Feldt, Roskilde University

Jakob Egholm Feldt is a Professor of history at Roskilde University. His main research interests include temporality, historical synchronization, teleology (meaning and purpose in history), and Jewish history. He also has a strong interest in critical education and higher education philosophy and theory. He is the co-director of Roskilde University’s Research Centre for Problem-oriented Project Learning, RUC-PPL.

Serge P.J.M. Horbach, Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University.

Dr. Serge P.J.M. Horbach works at the Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University. Trained as a mathematician, he currently works in STS and Sociology of Science. His main research interests include scholarly communication, research evaluation and science´s quality assurance mechanisms, with a particular focus on research integrity and journal peer review. His latest work is on open science, particularly open peer review, and on public trust in science, mainly through the Horizon Europe POIESIS project, which he coordinates.

Søren S.E. Bengtsen, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark

Dr Søren S. E. Bengtsen is Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Philosophy and General Education, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark. Also, at Aarhus University, he is the Co-Director of the research centre ‘Centre for Higher Education Futures’ (CHEF). Bengtsen serves as the Chair of the Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society (PaTHES), and as Vice-Chair of the Danish Network for Educational Development in Higher Education (DUN). He is Co-Editor of the two book series: ‘Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives’ (Springer) and ‘World Issues in the Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education’ (Routledge).

Laura Louise Sarauw, Institute of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Denmark

Dr. Laura Louise Sarauw is an Associate Professor at Roskilde University. Her research centers on the policy-practice nexus in higher education and the interplay between governance, metrics, and the lived experiences of management, students and teachers. With a keen focus on the European Bologna process and related Danish reforms, her research is a major contribution to the understanding of ongoing transformations in the purposes and practices of higher education today.

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Published

2024-03-05

How to Cite

Feldt, J. E., Horbach, S. P., Bengtsen, S. S., & Sarauw, L. L. (2024). Reimagining academic citizenship: Challenges, prospects, and responsibilities . Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 6(2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc550

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): What is academic citizenship?

Section

Special Issue: What is academic citizenship?