Good Governance and Student Politics in Public University Campuses: Bangladesh Perspective

Year 2024, Volume: 22 Issue: 52, 308 - 323, 20.03.2024

M H Mahmud Abdulla Al Mahmud

https://doi.org/10.35408/comuybd.1352473

Abstract

Student political role is the most crucial and dominant in the history of the birth of Bangladesh. Despite having its glorious past in the birth of Bangladesh and bringing many historical political changes towards democracy and good governance, Student politics is now shriveling up the good governance and academic environment with violent and parochial political culture. However, with the passage of time, student politics is gradually losing its historical importance and legitimacy as political violence and brutality become part of its regular activities. Student political violence is a nationwide problem in Bangladesh, public college and university campuses are occupying the forefront of this issue. But despite the multitude of strategies aimed at achieving effective governance in public educational institutions, the level of success attained remains less than desirable. This paper intends to emphasize the student political scenario on the basis of the normative scale of good governance. Among many spheres of student politics in Bangladesh, this paper will analyses the scenario of public university campuses, where student politics have a distinct political structure from off-campus student politics. This paper will conduct a qualitative analysis to inquire about the status of good governance in these campuses and how student political violence and parochial culture deter good governance in those institutions and later impact the national good governance process. The research paper suggests that to ensure efficient, good governance on campus and at the national level, the current pattern of student politics has to be revised rigorously. To increase the chances of good governance in Bangladesh, a realistic policy needs to be developed for student politics and university authorities.

Keywords

Good Governance, Student politics, Accountability, Inclusivity, Bangladesh

Devlet Üniversitelerinin Kampüslerinde İyi Yönetişim ve Öğrencilerin Politik Rolü: Bangladeş Perspektifi

Abstract

Öğrencilerin politik rolü, Bangladeş’in tarih sahnesine çıkışındaki en önemli ve en baskın unsurdur. Görkemli bir geçmişe sahip olan Bangladeş’in ortaya çıkışı, demokrasi ve iyi bir yönetime sahip olmaya yönelik pek çok tarihi ve siyasi değişikliği meydana getirmiş olmasına rağmen öğrencilerin siyasi çekişmeleri, şiddet içeren ve dar görüşlü bir kültürle ülkenin demokratik yönetimi ve akademik ortamı sekteye uğratmıştır. Bununla birlikte, siyasi şiddet ve vahşetin sıradan bir parçası haline gelmesinden dolayı, öğrencilerin politik rolü tarihî önemini ve meşruiyetini zaman içinde yavaş yavaş kaybetmiştir. Öğrencilerin siyasi şiddeti Bangladeş’in ülke çapında bir meselesi olsa da, devlet okulları ve üniversite kampüsleri bu meselenin en önde gelen safını işgal etmektedir. Ancak devletin eğitim kurumlarında etkili yönetim sağlamayı amaçlayan çok sayıda strateji geliştirilmesine rağmen, elde edilen başarı arzu edilenin altında kalmaktadır. Bu makalenin amacı, öğrenci politik temsilini iyi yönetişimin normatif ölçeği temelinde vurgulamaktır. Bangladeş’teki öğrenci politikasının birçok alanı arasında, bu makale, devlet üniversitelerinin kampüslerini tahlil edecektir. Zira bu mekânlar, öğrenci politikasının üniversite dışına nazaran kendine has bir siyasi yapıya sahiptir. Bu makale, kampüslerdeki iyi yönetişimin durumunu ve öğrenci siyasi şiddetinin ve bağnazlık kültürünün dar anlamda bu kurumlardaki ve geniş anlamda ise ulusal çapta iyi yönetişimi nasıl baltaladığını sorgulamak maksadıyla nitel bir analiz yürütecektir. Bu araştırma makalesi, kampüste ve ulusal düzeyde etkili ve iyi bir yönetimin sağlanması için mevcut öğrenci politikası modelinin titizlikle revize edilmesi gerektiğini öne sürmektedir. Bangladeş'te iyi yönetim şansını artırmak için öğrenci politikaları ve üniversite yetkilileri için gerçekçi bir politikanın geliştirilmesi gerekiyor.

Keywords

İyi Yönetişim, Öğrenci Politikası, Hesap Verebilirlik, Kapsayıcılık, Bangladeş

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