I Justify Myself, Therefore I am. Regimes Of Justification In Chilean Elite Universities
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Quaresma, Maria Luísa
Villalobos, Cristóbal
Fergnani, Mario
Diaz, Bárbara
Resumen
Few studies focus on understanding the role of universities in the elites’ legitimation processes. This article examines how elite universities-in the context of Chilean tertiary education massification-actively create privileged statuses. Focusing on eight case studies, we examine how these universities justify their roles and existence, generating distinctions that promote highly exclusive spaces, replicating elite privilege. Through 48 semi-structured interviews, this article focuses on understanding the justification arguments employed by faculty and deans from these elite institutions. Following Boltanski’s and Thévenot’s theoretical model, the results illustrate three different justification regimes: i) arguing for their elite status within the university system; ii) justifying the role they fulfil within Chilean society; and iii) defending their existence in the social structure. These regimes combine arguments relating to social justice, efficiency and market system performance in an eclectic and pragmatic way. © The Author(s) 2024.
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