This article reviews current research on academic dishonesty (AD) in higher education and proposes a new theoretical understanding based on Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition. It posits that AD stems not from a moral deficit but from a struggle for intersubjective recognition and a subtle form of privatized resistance. The model interprets the student's position in higher education and offers insight into the social pressure that views higher education instrumentally rather than intrinsically.

Jasper Roe