Keywords
knowledge society
democracy
university
post-industrial society
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Abstract
Knowledge and democracy are commonly viewed the social phenomena and practices which should support each other and should be mutually dependent. However, a knowledge society cannot be fully reconciled with the democratic system as the latter produces ideologies and inspires actions that are mutually contradictory and do not always do a good service to democracy. However, there is nothing peculiar about it since knowledge is based on democratisation, and this is best exemplified in tertiary education. However, one may, and must, eliminate barriers preventing access to knowledge, and this is the purpose that democracy today needs to serve.
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