The European Research University

Part I. Overview

1. Creative Intellectual Destruction or Destructive Political Creativity? Critical Reflections on The Future of European “Knowledge Production”
Thorsten Nybom

Part II. Learning, Vision and Research

2. The Byzantine “University” — a Misnomer
Judith Herrin

3. The University as Utopia
Sheldon Rothblatt

4. Universities, Research and Politics in Historical Perspective
Inge Jonsson

5. Universities, Research and Politics: The Avoidance of Anachronism
Tore Frängsmyr

6. On Time and Fragmentation: Sundry Observations on Research, the University and Politics from a Waveringly Historical Perspective
Guy Neave

Part III. Breaking with the Past

7. The R&D Production Model: A Brueg(h)elesque Alternative
Svante Lindqvist

8. A Joyful Good-Bye to Wilhelm von Humboldt: The German University and the Humboldtian Ideals of “Einsamkeit and Freiheit”
Bernd Henningsen

9. The Legacy of Wilhelm von Humboldt and the Future of the European University
Björn Wittrock

Part IV. Change and Revolution in Research

10. The Research Revolution and its Impact on the European University
Peter Scott

11. Coping with Change is not Enough for Universities
Wilhelm Krull

12. The Revolution in Research Funding in Sweden after 1980
Madeleine Leijonhufvud

13. Contrasting Different Modes: A More Fruitful Way of Tackling the Issue than “European” or “American” Models of Research University
Sverker Gustavsson

Part V. Looking Ahead

14. Has the Research University in Europe a Future?
Ulrich Teichler

Part VI. Conclusion

15. Summing Up
Stig Strömholm

Keywords: Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Administration, Organization and Leadership