The chapter offers a comparative analysis of governance and evaluation systems for research and teaching in universities across four European countries: Italy, France, England, and Spain. Governance models are presented along a continuum ranging from hierarchical centralization to university autonomy, highlighting a progressive convergence towards forms of indirect governance and meritocratic evaluation criteria based on performance measurements in research and teaching, which underpin the structuring of academic rankings. The implications of such rankings are discussed in relation to career progression for academic staff and to university funding. The text reflects on the challenges posed by managerial culture and competition in contemporary university systems, proposing the need for an alternative reflection to effectively address the demands for quality and innovation in modern universities.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3935-460X
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0005-5135-6917
University of Florence, Italy
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3958-1450
Titolo del capitolo
Governance, valutazione e ranking
Autori
Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0803-1.07
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Titolo del libro
L’università su misura
Sottotitolo del libro
Governance, valutazione e ranking in quattro paesi europei
Autori
Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
164
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Copyright
© 2025 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0803-1
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0802-4
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0803-1
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0804-8
Collana
Studi e saggi
ISSN della collana
2704-6478
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5919