Boute, Bruno, Academics in Action. Scholarly Interests and Policies in the Early Counter Reformation: the Reform of the University of Louvain 1607-1617. In: History of Universities 18 (2003), 34-89. (original) (raw)

This article explores the reform of the University of Louvain during the early Counter Reformation, focusing on the accommodation of academic interests to those of political elites. It emphasizes the fluidity of institutional identities and the negotiations required for reform, questioning traditional narratives of university autonomy versus state control. The text illustrates how academics were able to leverage their position within the university to contribute to Catholic restoration efforts in the Southern Low Countries.