Higher Education, State Repression, and Neoliberal Reform in Nicaragua

Reflections from a University under Fire

Wendi Bellanger editor Serena Cosgrove editor Irina Carlota Silber editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Sep '22

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This innovative volume makes a key contribution to debates around the role of the university as a space of resistance by highlighting the liberatory practices undertaken to oppose dual pressures of state repression and neoliberal reform at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in Nicaragua.

Using a critical ethnographic approach to frame the experiences of faculty and students through vignettes, chapters present contextualized, analytical contributions from students, scholars, and university leaders to draw attention to the activism present within teaching, research, and administration while simultaneously calling attention to critical higher education and international solidarity as crucial means of maintaining academic freedom, university autonomy, oppositional knowledge production, and social outreach in higher education globally.

This text will benefit researchers, students, and academics in the fields of higher education, educational policy and politics, and international and comparative education. Those interested in equality and human rights, Central America, and the themes of revolution and protest more broadly will also benefit from this volume.

"This book innovatively discusses the critical contributions of higher education policy by focusing on liberation practices as a space of resistance to state oppression and neoliberal reforms within the University of Centroamericana (UCA) in Nicaragua [...]. [It] is handy for scholars, students, researchers in higher
education, policymakers, educational politicians, and those interested in human
rights, equality, Central America, and revolutionary issues." - Sudirman, Friska Sundari Kusmana & Rika Ilma Putri, Journal of Peace Education


"This book innovatively discusses the critical contributions of higher education policy by focusing on liberation practices as a space of resistance to state oppression and neoliberal reforms within the University of Centroamericana (UCA) in Nicaragua [...]. [It] is handy for scholars, students, researchers in higher
education, policymakers, educational politicians, and those interested in human
rights, equality, Central America, and revolutionary issues." - Sudirman, Friska Sundari Kusmana & Rika Ilma Putri, Journal of Peace Education

ISBN: 9781032057330

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Weight: 322g

196 pages