Antonella Cammarota, Francesca Avallone, Vittoria Marino, Riccardo Resciniti
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Abstract
This study aims to conceptualize an emerging and still understudied phenomenon, defined as university activism. Academic institutions appear to be following the same path as activist businesses, thus, entering a complex yet highly intriguing political arena. Today, more than ever, with conflicts ongoing in various parts of the world and geopolitical tensions, the role of universities is becoming extremely central. Drawing on two structured and significant literature fields - namely, corporate activism and public engagement - this research employs a multiple case study approach, gathering and analyzing data from fifty high-ranked American universities using the Abductive Grounded Theory approach. The results provide a comprehensive definition of university activism and identify its key explanatory factors. These are thoroughly discussed and synthesized into the explanatory framework of the “4 W of University Activism”, which delineates activist efforts, potentially involved actors, target audience, and where activism is communicated. Lastly, this study offers significant implications for scholars in directing future research on this novel topic, for universities in understanding and implementing activist strategies, and for policymakers in comprehending the potential of university activism and supporting its implementation.
本研究旨在对一种新出现的、仍未得到充分研究的现象进行概念化,这种现象被定义为大学激进主义。学术机构似乎正在走与激进主义企业相同的道路,从而进入一个复杂而又极具吸引力的政治舞台。在世界各地冲突不断、地缘政治局势紧张的今天,大学的作用比以往任何时候都更为重要。本研究借鉴了两个结构化的重要文献领域--即企业行动主义和公众参与--采用了多重案例研究方法,利用归纳基础理论方法收集和分析了五十所美国高水平大学的数据。研究结果提供了大学行动主义的全面定义,并确定了其关键解释因素。研究对这些因素进行了深入讨论,并将其归纳为 "大学激进主义的 4 W "解释框架,该框架划分了激进主义的努力、潜在的参与者、目标受众以及激进主义的传播途径。最后,本研究为学者们指导这一新颖课题的未来研究、大学理解和实施激进主义战略以及政策制定者理解大学激进主义的潜力并支持其实施提供了重要启示。
期刊介绍:
ACS Applied Nano Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important applications of nanomaterials.