Resumen de Deconstructing distinctions: the European university in comparative historical perspective
This article analyzes the history and the specific characteristics of the European university in comparison with other institutions of higher learning and knowledge production. It is arguedthat most of the characteristics that the university had could also be found in other institutions of higher learning.The article then discusses the academic autonomy as possiblythe onlydistinguishingcharacteristicattributed to the European universityby a wide consensus. It is argued that the university has never beentrulyautonomous from its socio-political context, which makes the claim to exceptionality of the European university highly questionable
