Emeritus Professor of City Leadership Robin Hambleton Robin.Hambleton@uwe.ac.uk
British universities - the sleeping giants of place-based leadership?
Hambleton, Robin
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Abstract
This Alternatives paper explores the changing dynamics of town/gown relationships in modern Britain. It argues that there are major opportunities for improving collaboration between universities and ‘off campus’ actors, opportunities that could benefit all concerned. In the past the typical European university saw itself as a cloistered realm, it tended to turn its back on the city. In the 19th century American public universities pioneered a new vision of higher education, one that sought to fuse scholarly inspiration with a strong commitment to practical application. The paper argues that, while some British universities now see themselves as civic universities and many talk of being committed to public engagement, few can claim to be world leading in this regard. Real progress on this agenda can, however, be made if universities explore how to develop their role as influential place-based leaders. To succeed in efforts of this kind universities will need to look afresh at the meaning of modern scholarship, possibly redefining it, and they will also need to consider how they reward academic endeavour. By drawing on the experience of engaged scholarship in other countries the paper closes with some specific policy suggestions on how to rouse the sleeping giants of place-based leadership.
Citation
Hambleton, R. (2018). British universities - the sleeping giants of place-based leadership?. People, Place and Policy, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.4889247933
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 25, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jun 7, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jun 9, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 13, 2018 |
Journal | People, Place and Policy |
Print ISSN | 1753-8041 |
Publisher | Sheffield Hallam University |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 4 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.4889247933 |
Keywords | universities, place-based leadership, scholarship, anchor institutions |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/866944 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.4889247933 |
Related Public URLs | https://extra.shu.ac.uk/ppp-online/alternatives-paper-british-universities-the-sleeping-giants-of-place-based-leadership/ |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published version is available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.4889247933. |
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