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The Student Strike at the National Autonomous University of Mexico: A Political Analysis Author(s): Robert A. Rhoads and Liliana Mina Source: Comparative Education Review, Vol. 45, No. 3 (August 2001), pp. 334-353 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Comparative and International Education Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/447675 . Accessed: 04/01/2014 15:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. The University of Chicago Press and Comparative and International Education Society are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Comparative Education Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 149.142.4.156 on Sat, 4 Jan 2014 15:15:38 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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In this article we explore the political tensions surfaced through the student strike at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico [UNAM])
Some of the tensions described in this article have long existed at UNAM,[1] recent efforts by the Mexican government to link higher education more closely to the nation’s economic development interests has heightened conflict between what may be described as social justice versus market-driven political and economic sentiments
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The University of Chicago Press and Comparative and International Education Society are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Comparative Education Review. In this article we explore the political tensions surfaced through the student strike at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico [UNAM]). The biggest challenge we face in writing this article is simplifying matters sufficiently in order to present a coherent explanation of the dynamics and tensions; yet at the same time we must capture the incredible complexity of UNAM’s political environment. In a political wilderness as complex and multifaceted as UNAM, perhaps observing ‘‘the forest’’ from a distance has its advantages
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