Multi-level governance in higher education – When and how can reflective practice enhance policy learning?

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Adrienn Nyircsak Higher education is increasingly transformed through internationalisation and Europeanisation. One of the drivers of this change is the emergence of transnational stakeholder communities who channel local experiences with policy implementation into policy-making through peer exchange.  My doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamic interaction between different levels of policy-making and the specific institutional and … Multi-level governance in higher education – When and how can reflective practice enhance policy learning?

The Role of Inclusion in Macro‐Regional Policies for Student Mobility

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By Alina Felder & Merli Tamtik Even though barrier‐free access to student mobility has become a significant policy problem for governments (Cairns, 2019), issues of social justice have been largely absent from institutional strategies of higher education (HE) internationalisation (Buckner et al., 2020a; Özturgut 2017). With our research we contribute to this aspect, offering a … The Role of Inclusion in Macro‐Regional Policies for Student Mobility

Bringing Transparency to University Teaching: The English Experience

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Andrew Gunn  The UK Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has returned following revisions, but how has it changed? Are we any nearer to solving the wicked problem of measuring university teaching? And why did England, which already has mature quality assurance arrangements, need to introduce the TEF in the first place? New Framework This September will … Bringing Transparency to University Teaching: The English Experience

Science diplomacy and the North-South divide: Lessons learned from Southern participation in intergovernmental science organizations

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Anna-Lena Rüland, Nicolas Rüffin, Katharina Cramer, Prosper Ngabonziza, Manoj Saxena, Stefan Skupien Science diplomacy, broadly defined as all activities at the intersection of science policy and international relations, has become somewhat of a buzzword during the last 10 years. Initially coined and put on the international agenda by prominent US-American policymakers and institutions, it has … Science diplomacy and the North-South divide: Lessons learned from Southern participation in intergovernmental science organizations

The New Geopolitics of Higher Education 

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Hannah Moscovitz and Emma Sabzalieva  How are shifting geopolitics affecting higher education institutions and systems? What are the power dynamics at play when geopolitics comes into conflict with higher education policy and practice? What is different about today’s higher education and global geopolitical trends from their interactions in the past? These questions are at the … The New Geopolitics of Higher Education 

Professorial recruitment – sequential decision-making processes differing across countries and disciplines

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By Ingvild Reymert Two newly published papers investigate variation in professorial recruitment both across countries and disciplines but also within these processes which must be understood as sequential decision-making processes. Academic recruitment are crucial decision-making processes for universities where those hired are responsible for carrying out the universities two key missions: teaching and research. Academic … <strong>Professorial recruitment – sequential decision-making processes differing across countries and disciplines</strong>

The Uberisation of Scientific Work

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Sara Diogo, Bruno Vilhena and Teresa Carvalho Scientific work has been gaining increased attention and importance in the public policy arena, conveyed by the fact that scientific knowledge is essential to promote economic and social development (Carvalho 2021). Much of this attention stems from the changes that the academic careers and more specifically working conditions … The Uberisation of Scientific Work

Artificial Intelligence for economic competitiveness and Grand Challenges?

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Inga Ulnicane What is the purpose for developing and using Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Is it to boost economic growth and competitiveness? Or should it contribute to tackling Grand societal challenges and achieving Sustainable Development Goals in areas such as health, environment and energy? Can AI contribute to the both? I examine these questions in my … Artificial Intelligence for economic competitiveness and Grand Challenges?

Artificial Intelligence and Europe: New tech & old vibes

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Inga Ulnicane  ‘… Europe is a unique aspiration. […] It is an aspiration of a world full of new technologies and age-old values’, Ursula von der Leyen, then incoming President of the European Commission, wrote in her political guidelines in 2019. Since then questions of new technologies and European values have been at the forefront … Artificial Intelligence and Europe: New tech & old vibes

(In)voluntary mergers in higher education: a story from Norway

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By Martina Vukasovic In 2015 the Norwegian government launched a large-scale re-organisation in higher education. The policy solution proposed, like in many other cases, involved mergers of higher education institutions. There were several formal policy goals, such as robust academic environments, good access to education and expertise, contribution to regional development and effective use of … (In)voluntary mergers in higher education: a story from Norway

About time to research higher education! – A workshop-based reflection on European higher education research(ers) in times of uncertainty

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By Alina Felder Convening virtually over the course of three days (30 June – 2 July 2021), twelve PhD students from six countries exchanged about current research and challenges to researching the area of higher education. The workshop on ‘European higher education in times of uncertainty’ comprised two keynote lectures by senior researchers – Jeroen … About time to research higher education! – A workshop-based reflection on European higher education research(ers) in times of uncertainty

International research collaborations: arranged marriages, old boys’ networks, and alternatives

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By Inga Ulnicane Science has traditionally been one of the most international activities. Long before political and economic European integration started in the mid-20th century, researchers were collaborating and exchanging knowledge across national and organisational borders. During the past decades, international research collaboration has increased due to a number of processes internal and external to … International research collaborations: arranged marriages, old boys’ networks, and alternatives

Evidence to do what? Emergence of Knowledge Exchange as an Academic Practice in UK Higher Education

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By Justyna Bandola-Gill   The quest for usable science is one of the defining challenges for contemporary universities. One of the key drivers of this change is the rise of the so-called impact agenda, in which research funding is directly linked to the socio-economic value of produced knowledge. This change in research funding – and … Evidence to do what? Emergence of Knowledge Exchange as an Academic Practice in UK Higher Education

2021 ECPR General Conference – Section on Knowledge Politics and Policies

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The Section on Knowledge Politics and Policies continues the work on knowledge policy domains from the past 8 ECPR conferences (previously under the titles ‘Politics of Higher Education, Research and Innovation’ and ‘Europe of Knowledge’) and we are now looking for paper proposals. If you would like to contribute to one of the proposed panels, please … 2021 ECPR General Conference – Section on Knowledge Politics and Policies

2019 EXCELLENT PAPER AWARD TO JUSTYNA BANDOLA-GILL

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We are happy to inform you that our jury, comprised of Emanuela Reale, Luis Sanz-Menendez and Bjørn Stensaker has decided to award the Excellent Paper Award to Justyna Bandola-Gill for the paper “Knowledge exchange repertoires: Producing and translating evidence for policy”. Below follows the jury’s explanation: The manuscript focuses on researchers’ perspectives on knowledge exchange and how they shape strategies … 2019 EXCELLENT PAPER AWARD TO JUSTYNA BANDOLA-GILL

Knowledge Policy Dynamics in the Global Context (International Conference on Public Policy 2019)

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Martina Vukasovic The fourth edition of the International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP) took place 26-28 June 2019, in Montreal (Canada), on the premises of the University of Concordia (following the 1st ICPP in Grenoble in 2013, the 2nd ICPP in Milan in 2015, and the 3rd ICPP in Singapore in 2017). The conference  included more than 150 thematic panels organized into … Knowledge Policy Dynamics in the Global Context (International Conference on Public Policy 2019)

Explaining Research Activities of International Organizations

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Anke Reinhardt International governmental organizations are not, at least not primarily, research organizations. There are exceptions: For example, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) were both created to conduct research. But the vast majority of international organizations have other functions: facilitating international cooperation, regulating international … Explaining Research Activities of International Organizations

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Comparative Higher Education Politics. Policymaking in North America and Western Europe Jens Jungblut Several people have argued in recent years that higher education has become a more important policy sector in most if not all countries around the world (see e.g. Busemeyer, Garritzmann, & Neimanns, 2020; Garritzmann, 2016; Gornitzka & Maassen, 2014). An increasing percentage … …

ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies 2023

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The 2023 edition of the General Conference of European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) took place in Prague, 4-8 September. The section of our ECPR Standing Group Knowledge Politics and Policies included nine panels on politics and policy of academic mobility and diplomacy, universities, higher and vocational education, research, and Artificial Intelligence. This year our … ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies 2023

ECPR General Conference, Prague, 4-8 September 2023 – Knowledge Politics and Policies SG

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The ECPR General Conference in Prague is approaching and we wanted to give you an overview of the week 4-8 September from the point of view of the Knowledge Politics and Policies Standing Group Panels in our Section This year we have nine panels and they are all happening in the first half of the … ECPR General Conference, Prague, 4-8 September 2023 – Knowledge Politics and Policies SG

Politics of EU research funding

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Inga Ulnicane EU research policy has experienced tremendous growth in terms of increase in the EU-level competences, funds, initiatives and policy instruments. While today EU research policy is taken for granted, in the early days of European political integration in the 1950s its establishment was far from obvious. Initial treaties did not envisage European level … Politics of EU research funding