Towards an agency-centred approach to the study of managerial governance in Italian universities
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Citazione:
Towards an agency-centred approach to the study of managerial governance in Italian universities / L. Giovinazzi. - In: CARTOGRAFIE SOCIALI. - ISSN 2499-7641. - 12:6(2022), pp. 145-161.
Abstract:
This article analyses the complex relationship between evaluation and
managerial power in Italian universities. Specifically, it addresses the rise
of managerial figures following the passing of the first evaluation law in
1993, law n.537. This period symbolises a key managerial turn for scholarly
literature, yet vice-chancellors’ actions are often deduced as adaptive
rather than being analysed in detail, due to the assumption that they were
subsumed under the pressure of New Public Management policies. At a
closer look, however, the committee of vice-chancellors of Italian universities
(CRUI) keenly advanced its own approach to university evaluation and
practically influenced its development. In contrast to legislators’ generic
approach to evaluation, the CRUI constructed indicators and advanced
guidelines to their implementation. As I suggest, this provides new important
insights for discussing how university governance has was first rearticulated
through evaluation, giving a bottom-up perspective on the rise of the
new public management in the sector.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Evaluation; New Public Management; CRUI;agency-centred
Elenco autori:
L. Giovinazzi
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