ABSTRACT
The conceptual schema of power, its location and its influence has been used to understand efficiency in governance. Should there be a single center of power or many? A single center of power may achieve efficiency, but it may be dangerous as well. The university, as a democratic space, has several centers of power. The unity or opposition of different centers of power determine the efficiency of governance. If power centers are in conflict, governance may fail. The intensity of conflict between power centers determines the magnitude of the failure. It does not, however, mean that a single center of power is necessarily good, as in a large system, power needs to be dispersed. Hence, efficiency in governance in a large system depends on how amicably conflicts are resolved. The actions and interactions of different centers of power create the dynamics of governance.
