Abstract
The paper studies the institutional influence of academics in Argentina within a context of increasing external control as a consequence of deep public reforms in the Higher Education system. Drawing on data from the Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society (APIKS) survey, the aim is to analyse how much and in what sense the recent changes on the public policy level and the intermediate level of the state agencies have affected the academic profession in Argentina over teaching, research and social engagement activities, and its effects over the perception of institutional influence. Although we assume that academic power has been reduced within the new scenario, we believe that not all academics have responded in the same manner.
Highlights
The purpose of this article is to study the institutional influence of academics in Argentina within a context of increasing external control from the government over their academic activity
In this study we have studied the effects of changes in state-level public policies on the Argentinean academic profession
We conjectured that the shifts resulting in more external control over academic activity have impacted on the perception of institutional influence of academics
Summary
The purpose of this article is to study the institutional influence of academics in Argentina within a context of increasing external control from the government over their academic activity. The reforms have transformed the relation of universities to the state. The new agenda has created new rules to institutions and to academic work, based on quality assurance mechanisms and project-based or performance-based funding programmes. For these purposes, Argentina has followed similar trends of developed countries, with the creation of councils or agencies for competitive funding or for accreditation. Argentina has followed similar trends of developed countries, with the creation of councils or agencies for competitive funding or for accreditation These intermediate bodies between the state and institutions involve evaluation of academic activity with the participation of peer reviewers
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