Shaping knowledge policies in a globalized world – Actors, structures, and policymaking dynamics

Abstract

This panel focuses on how knowledge policies in today’s globalized higher education world come about. In the context of growing internationalization and regionalization, there is more global collaboration but also competition in the field of higher education. This has expressed itself for example in growing interest by international organizations in higher education, the creation of inter-governmental coordination processes, or mushrooming of (international) networks of universities. These processes do not happen in a vacuum but are significantly shaped by national policy-making environments consisting, among others, of policy actors, their respective preferences, applied policy instruments, established structures of research / higher education systems, policy legacies, or path dependencies. Papers presented in this panel can focus on certain aspects of the policy-making environment of global knowledge policies, while reflecting on (parts of) this complex interplay, highlighting dynamics e.g. between actors, countries or levels of governance. Proposals should have a clear conceptual framework, describe research design, data and methods, as well as highlight the expected contribution.

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