The Dean of Shandong: confessions of a minor bureaucrat at a Chinese University

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Insider accounts reveal the complex bureaucratic realities and practical implications of 'Chinese characteristics' in the internationalization of higher education in China. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Charlene Tianyun Song

doi:10.1080/03050068.2026.2724753

September 1, 2026Comparative Education

The Dean of Shandong: confessions of a minor bureaucrat at a Chinese University

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To examine the administrative realities, institutional governance, and operational tensions of higher education internationalisation in China through an insider administrative perspective.
Autoethnographic and reflective qualitative analysis of administrative practice within a Chinese university.
Examination of bureaucratic decision-making and policy implementation at the institutional leadership level.
Identifies administrative tensions between localized political requirements and the operational demands of international academic partnerships.
Documents the procedural and institutional barriers faced by university leadership when executing national internationalisation mandates.

Implication

Qualitative insider analysis reveals institutional governance challenges in Chinese higher education, highlighting operational tensions within university internationalisation initiatives.

Abstract

While recent literature debates the nature of ‘Chinese characteristics’ increasingly evident in China’s internationalisation of higher education, there is a dearth of attention to insider accounts ...

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Charlene Tianyun Song (2026) studied this question.

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