The Power-discourse Relationship in a Croatian Higher Education Setting

Creator

Renata Fox
John Fox

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 2002

Abstract

Croatian higher education system's public space is researched through a critical analysis of a Croatian faculty's discourse. Representing a typical faculty social situation, two council meetings— recorded in minutes—are critiqued. Both meetings' minutes provide evidence of discourse strategies of deception used by faculty power holders to create an illusion of consent. We attribute the success of the deception to council members' ideas about the Faculty's groups/individuals, relations and issues related to the Faculty's hierarchy, their rank within that hierarchy, and their position within the Faculty's social network. To support our argument, we explore how the Faculty power holders' discourse is built on a power/ideology/language formation. We conclude that, failing to critique the faculty's discourse, council members neglected their historical task of paving the way to democracy.

Keywords

Education--Croatia

Extent

16

Geographic Location

Croatia

Volume

10

Issue

5

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Fox, R. & Fox, J. (2002, January 14). The power-discourse relationship in a Croatian higher education setting. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 10(5). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v10n5.html.

Identifier

E11-00253

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Fox, Renata and Fox, John, "The Power-discourse Relationship in a Croatian Higher Education Setting" (2002). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 105.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/105