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Politics of Collegiality

Retrenchment Strategies in Canadian Universities

by (author) Cynthia Hardy

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Mar 1996
Category
Indic Languages, Finance
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773565708
    Publish Date
    Mar 1996
    List Price
    $110.00

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In The Politics of Collegiality Hardy uses six case studies to explore how power and collegiality interact within institutional contexts during periods of fiscal restraint. Examining the funding cutbacks implemented by McGill University, Université de Montréal, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto, and Carleton University, Hardy demonstrates that institutional context and retrenchment strategy are linked in such a way that what works in some institutions will not work in others. By offering insights into how financial restrictions have been managed in particular universities, these individual case studies provide a conceptual framework for understanding institutional decision making on a larger scale. Hardy reveals that university administrators must recognize this broader context if conflict is to be avoided and the consensus needed to implement effective retrenchment plans created.

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"The Politics of Collegiality offers considerable food for thought to those who are coping with the institutional uncertainties and changes in universities in every province. The case studies present a useful comparison of six Canadian university retrenchments and Hardy's analysis lays out a framework for understanding them." Graham Kelsey, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia.