Speaker: Martin Aidnik
The presentation approaches the public university as a real utopia, drawing upon the work of the American sociologist Erik Olin Wright. Martin Aidnik explores institutional democracy, academic freedom and the curriculum as the real utopian ‘constituents’ of the public university. In doing so, he approach the public university not as a residue of the past but as continuously relevant. This imaginative reconstruction of the university advances debate in the sociology and philosophy of higher education.
Speaker Bio:
Martin Aidnik is an Estonian sociologist. His academic interests are philosophy and sociology of higher education. His book, The Public University as a Real Utopia: Towards a Renewal of Higher Education, was published by Palgrave Macmillan.