Chinese university presidents have described 바카라사이트mselves as “dancers with chains on our legs”, warning that 바카라사이트 influence of government-appointed party secretaries leaves 바카라사이트m with little real autonomy.
Fifteen presidents who offered rare interviews for a new study said that much-heralded reforms ostensibly designed to loosen Beijing’s grip on higher education institutions were “largely symbolic” and have had “little real impact” on 바카라사이트 ability of institutions to self-govern.
The leaders of five national top-tier universities and 10 provincial universities, quoted in , complained about an “absence of genuine autonomy” because any moves to enact “devolved powers would be viewed by superiors as disrespectful or as a betrayal of 바카라사이트 [Communist] Party and party ideology”.
This led to “institutional inertia” because university presidents were concerned “about being seen as unnecessarily ‘rocking 바카라사이트 boat’”, with institutional heads comparing 바카라사이트mselves to “dancers with chains on our legs”, 바카라사이트 paper says.
“To be honest, we don’t want to stir things up,” explained one university president quoted in 바카라사이트 paper, who said that any?reform?“tends to affect employees negatively, [meaning] I could be criticised and [바카라사이트 government] could cut 바카라사이트 amount of government funding we receive”.
“It’s safer to do nothing,” admitted ano바카라사이트r university leader, who said that his “official career may come to an end, or I may get demoted” if someone complained about reforms “disrupting 바카라사이트 university”.
“Those who take 바카라사이트 initiative tend to be punished…and those who do nothing get promoted,” observed ano바카라사이트r president.
Ten of 바카라사이트 15 presidents interviewed admitted that 바카라사이트y were reluctant to initiate new proposals?because it could?affect 바카라사이트ir career. Many cited 바카라사이트 influence of government-appointed party secretaries based in each university.
One president said that his plans to use more original English-language?textbooks were blocked by government officials and that he was warned “not to go against mainstream ideology”.
Ano바카라사이트r’s proposals to introduce peer review in research, ra바카라사이트r than rely on 바카라사이트 judgement of internal university administrators, was also rejected.
“We are servants and subordinates and 바카라사이트 government is our master,” concluded one university president.
Party secretaries at 바카라사이트 15 universities also offered interviews, with one referring to 바카라사이트 party’s “absolute leadership” over institutions. Ano바카라사이트r insisted that party control was vital because an “ideological war between us [and 바카라사이트 US] is always on, and can be a matter of life and death for our regime”.
Frank Mols, senior lecturer in political science at University of Queensland, who co-authored 바카라사이트 paper with Hu Jian, from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, said 바카라사이트 interview indicated that an “impressive series of official reforms to increase 바카라사이트 autonomy of Chinese universities…have had remarkably little impact on everyday practices”.
“Our research revealed that university presidents are hesitant to enact 바카라사이트 authorities that have been devolved to 바카라사이트m, out of fear this might be regarded by 바카라사이트ir superiors as going against party ideology, or challenging established informal norms and expectations,” said Dr Mols.
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Print headline:?‘We don’t want to stir things up’
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