Universities in Crisis

The blog Universities in Crisis emerged from the meeting of the CNA (Council of National [Sociological] Associations) in Taipei (March 23-25, 2009) where the challenges were discussed of building a global sociology in an unequal world, especially those emanating from the privatization of research and global auditing of universities. There is a short film of the conference as well as the papers delivered. This blog takes the project forward by developing an account of the specific challenges faced by universities around the world. To meet threats to higher education, particularly in the social sciences, now occurring everywhere — albeit in different permutations – the initiators are building global communities of concerned academics. Through the ISA network, they are trying to connect sociologists from all corners of the planet.