Fostering Sustainability under Unsustainable Terms: The Motivation for and Consequences of Elective Academic Leadership in Universities
by Dennis Zami Atibuni (Uganda)
OUTLINE: Elective as opposed to appointive academic leadership is trending across higher education institutions worldwide. In this discussion, we explore the motivations, benefits and burdens of being elected in the political academe, rather than being selected (or appointed) as is the case in the classical academe.