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    Causes of Tightening Government Control of Universities

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    University Presidents and the Politicians

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    This commentary does not deal with politicians within the university or at the federal or municipal levels, limiting itself to persons, whether elected or appointed, in government office at the provincial level. In addition to the university's "primary " area of interaction with government (Universities Minister, Grants Commission, Premier), there is an important "secondary "area (for example, Health, Agriculture, Energy and Resources, Industry, Labour, etc.) where there must be co-operation but where differing responsibilities imply different objectives. Examples are given to show that on the government side there has in recent years been a diminishing concern to prevent such differences from becoming clashes. In the "primary " sector the direction in which the relationship has moved in recent years has been downward. Public reaction against the universities and disunity within them have combined to invite government infringement upon university autonomy and abridgement of commitments; examples are given. The reasons for the absence of public protest are analyzed. A general conclusion is that a university's relations with government reflect pri- marily the realities of power and influence of the moment.La communication prĂ©sente ne traite ni de politiciens au sein de l'universitĂ©, ni de ceux aux niveaux fĂ©dĂ©ral ou municipal. Elle se limite aux personnes, soit Ă©lues soit nommĂ©es, dĂ©-tenant des postes au niveau provincial. Outre le domaine "primaire"d'action rĂ©ciproque entre l'universitĂ© et le gouvernement (ministre responsable des UniversitĂ©s, commissions de subventions, premier ministre), il existe un domaine "secondaire"(par example, la SantĂ©, l'Agriculture, l'Énergie et les Resources, l'Industrie, le Travail) oĂč s'avĂšre essentielle une collaboration entre les deux. Pourtant, ici, il s'agit de diverses responsabilitĂ©s impli-quant des objectifs diffĂ©rents. On donne des exemples pour illustrer que, du cĂŽtĂ© du gouver-nement, les efforts vont en se diminuant pour Ă©viter que de telles diffĂ©rences ne deviennent des conflits. Au secteur "primaire", les rapports universitĂ©/gouvernement reculent dequis quelques annĂ©es. La rĂ©action publique dĂ©favorable Ă  l'Ă©gard des universitĂ©s et le manque d'unitĂ© chez celles-ci encouragent le gouvernement Ă  empieter sur l'autonomie des univer-sitĂ©s et Ă  diminuer ses engagements vis Ă  vis de ces institutions. LĂ -dessus, l'auteur donne des exemples. Il fait aussi une analyse du raisonnement qui explique l'absence de protesta-tion publique. Une contusion globale: les rapports entre l'universitĂ© et le gouvernement reflĂštent surtout les rĂ©alitĂ©s du pouvoir et des influences au moment donnĂ©

    Conference Proceedings for 2001 : The Museum and the Canadian Public

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    Presented at a conference dedicated to the future of Canadian museums, an assortment of essays address various related topics on reconceiving the museum. List of participants. 9 bibl. ref
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