Full Description
In the opinion of the general public, universities and NGOs would be natural partners for effective collaboration in many fields. They are indeed, but mainly in theory. This book examines the reasons why this is the case and what possible models of cooperation and facilitated dialogue between institutions of higher education system and NGOs could transform this theoretically optimal union into practice. The authors start with Poland and analyse legal, cultural and socio-economic factors, which impact upon the current state of affairs. Subsequently they move on to consider cases from four other European countries: Portugal, Austria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Then they propose possible solutions, areas for further research and formulate recommendations for strengthening future cooperation between the two main types of actors which shape education and increase awareness in civil societies. Universities and Non-Governmental Organisations will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in higher education and research, public discourse and civil society.
The Introduction and Chapters 6, 7 and 13 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Contents
Introduction Part 1: Part I: UNI-NGOs in the Context of Civil Society - Research Theory and Methodology 1. When David Meets Goliath: How Universities and NGOs Collaborate 2. The Power of Cultural Heritage: Civil Society and UNI-NGO Cooperation in the Light of Existing Research 3. Great Divide or the Great Misunderstanding: How Academia and NGOs See Each Other Part 2: Stability, Dynamics, Imbalance: The Realities of Universities and the Third Sector in Poland 4. University as a Collaborator: Academia in Co-Operation with Society 5. The Third Sector in Poland: Legally Defined, Socially Unfulfilled 6. Culture and the University's Third Mission: NGOs as a Natural, but Unappreciated Partners? 7. Bureaucratic Ivory Towers? Co-Operation with NGOs from the Perspective of Academia Part 3: European Models of Cross-Sectoral Co-Operation in Comparative Perspective 8. Davids and Goliaths' Cross-Sectoral Co-Operation: A European Perspective 9. Practical and Efficient Above All: Austria 10. Multicultural Mosaic as a Strength: Portugal and Poland 11. Heritage as a Tool: Slovakia 12. Students at the Forefront - Culture as Co-Operation: Great Britain Part 4: The Future of University-NGO Cross-Sectoral Co-Operation: Conclusions 13. Where To Go From Here: Research Challenges and Recommendations
