Government, Democracy and University Citizenship in Argentina: Study on public universities, based on the case of the Universidad Nacional Tucumán

Abstract

This essay is part of the concern to address a reflection on the Argentine public university, its institutional design, and democratic organization, based on the case of the Tucumán National University. From this perspective, it focuses on analyzing the concept of citizenship from a political standpoint, aiming to delve into the central aspects of citizen participation and the representation of the university demos in co-governance spaces. At this point, it is essential to analyze how the university organization and its democracy contribute to the recognition of the citizen rights of university actors, both collective and individual, within the context of belonging. The methodology used to construct this communication is based on a descriptive bibliographic review, examining various documents that support the constitution and functioning of public universities in Argentina. It can be inferred that university democracy, in particular, requires historical subjects who imagine and long for it; who organize and fight for it, and who establish it under the existing academic, scientific, cultural, and political conditions. Undoubtedly, within the framework of the comprehensive treatment of the major themes that converge in it, as a means for the democratization of our Higher Education Institutions.