French university management reforms: critical perspectives from a legal point of view
French university management reforms: critical perspectives from a legal point of view
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法国大学管理改革：法律角度的批判性视角
DOI：
10.1057/s41253-017-0049-2
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发表时间：
2018
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通讯作者：
Renaudie Maxime
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作者：
Renaudie Maxime
本文以法国公立大学系统为案例研究，提供法律分析来解释大学管理和学者传统工作组织的近期演变的相互冲突的观点。新公共管理改革的逐步实施赋予大学管理者战略性的作用。然而，管理权威的兴起经常面临学术界的批评，声称这威胁到了他们的传统和自由。在回顾了最具决定性的大学改革之后，我们重新评估了法国学术组织独特的法律特征。我们特别关注公务员身份、教师招聘等决策程序以及学术独立原则等法律保护。我们分析了法律学者反对最近管理改革的动机，并将他们的要求重新定义为通过适当的法律保障来保护学术自由。本研究旨在回顾法律程序在考虑大学改革时的决定性重要性。它还旨在通过强调反对市场启发的改革进程和以国家为中心的精英再生产的相互冲突的观点，为更广泛的辩论做出贡献。
Taking the French public university system as a case study, this paper offers a legal analysis to interpret the conflicting perspectives regarding the recent evolution of university management and academics’ traditional working organization. The progressive implementation of new public management reforms gives university managers a strategic role. However, the rise of managerial authority faces recurrent criticism from academics claiming it threatens their traditions and freedoms. After reviewing the most decisive university reforms, we reassess the unique legal features of the French academic organization. We particularly focus on the civil servant status, decision-making procedures such as faculty recruitment, and legal protections such as the principles of academics’ independence. We analyze the legal academics’ motives for opposing recent management reforms, and we recast their request as protecting academic freedoms with proper legal safeguards. This study aims to recall the decisive importance of legal proceedings while considering university reforms. It also aims to contribute to a larger debate by highlighting conflicting perspectives opposing market-inspired reforming processes and nation-centric elite reproduction.