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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

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

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

Excellent paper award 2022

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It is our great pleasure to announce that the jury composed of Tatiana Fumasoli (UCL, UK), Emanuela Reale (IRCRES NRC, Italy) and Luis Sanz-Menendez (IPP CSIC, Spain) have reached their decision and decided to award the 2022 Excellent Paper from an Emerging Scholar Award of the ECPR (The European Consortium for Political Research) Knowledge Politics and … Excellent paper award 2022

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 

What does military Artificial Intelligence tell us about the European Union’s actorness?

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Justinas Lingevicius The emerging AI policy of the European Union (EU), new financial instruments and institutional entities dedicated to boosting emerging technologies including AI, suggest that the EU approaches technological developments strategically and aims to play a role in their international development and regulation. However, the EU position on military AI – the wide-ranging issue … What does military Artificial Intelligence tell us about the European Union’s actorness?