A Tamed Transformation. Debating Digitalisation in Research and Higher Education Policy in Switzerland, 1998

A Tamed Transformation. Debating Digitalisation in Research and Higher Education Policy in Switzerland, 1998–2020

Published:2023-10-31 Issue:3 Volume:49 Page:473-498
ISSN:2297-8348
Container-title:Swiss Journal of Sociology
language:en
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Author:

Saner Philippe¹

Affiliation:

1. 1 Department of Sociology , University of Lucerne, CH-6002 Lucerne; Center for Higher Education and Science Studies, University of Zurich , Zurich

Abstract

AbstractIn this article, I investigate the discursive field of the digital transformation of higher education and research policy in Switzerland. The qualitative analysis of political strategies and documents shows that actors in this policy field use open, ambiguous terms to characterise digitalisation. By building on this discursive strategy, the political actors aim not only to reduce uncertainty about the digital transformation as a complex phenomenon but also to build political consensus about the future development of this discursive field.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Environmental Engineering

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/sjs-2023-0023

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