Open AccessChinese Higher Education and the Quest for Autonomy
Author(s) -
Jeffery Wilson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
comparative and international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-0407
pISSN - 2151-0393
DOI - 10.32674/jcihe.v13i2.2049
Subject(s) - autonomy , scrutiny , china , communism , political science , academic freedom , public administration , law , higher education , economic growth , economics , politics
China’s quest for autonomy took a step backward as leaders of the Communist Party amended the bylaws at several postsecondary institutions. China’s restrictions on freedom do not stop at its border and scholars within and visiting the country encounter increased surveillance and scrutiny. This paper explores China's continued interference in postsecondary autonomy.