The Nation-State, Globalisation and the Modern Institution of the University

Abstract

The Nation-State, Globalisation and the Modern University 75 product of modernity is in question: in this context, the crucial oppositions discussed today are'international integration'versus' national disintegration','globalisation'versus' domestic social stability','market'versus' society'and'state','economy'versus' politics' and'democracy',' transnationals'(TNCs) versus' state governments', etc. To question the nation-state today is to ask questions about the future of capitalism, democracy and the welfare state, as well ...