Abstract

ORDORIKA SACRISTAN, Imanol. Aproximaciones teóricas para un análisis del conflicto y el poder en la educación superior. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2001, vol.23, n.91, pp.77-96. ISSN 0185-2698.

Starting from a set of theories that belong to political sociology, the author builds a multidimensional theoretical frame in order to analyze the political processes of higher education. Starting from a reflexion about the most important deficiencies of the current analytical views within the discipline, he proposes theoretical bases for an alternative conceptual frame. This frame is based on four essential aspects: State theories, sociological theories about education, theories about higher education and theories about power and political struggle. Finally, these theoretical principles are articulated into a frame that tries to interrelate coherently a set of different theoretical proposals.

Keywords : State theory; State and higher education; Power; politics and higher education; Higher education governance; Bureaucracy; elite; hegemony.

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