Comparative Higher Education Politics: Policymaking in North America and Western Europe. Higher Education Dynamics. Volume 60

• Published in: Comparative Higher Education Politics : Policymaking in North America and Western Europe
• Main Authors: Jungblut, Jens, Ed, Maltais, Martin, Ed, Ness, Erik C., Ed, Rexe, Deanna, Ed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 13-05-2023
• Subjects: Comparative Education; Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Finance Reform; Foreign Countries; Governance; Higher Education; Lobbying; Policy Formation; Politics of Education; Canada; United States; Europe
• ISBN: 3031258665; 9783031258664
• ISSN: 1571-0378
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25867-1

This volume provides an overview of the state of the art of research on the politics of higher education policy in Canada, the US, and Western Europe. Each thematic chapter combines an extensive literature review with original empirical work that further advances our understanding of policymaking dynamics in higher education. The book covers five key aspects of policymaking, namely the politics of governance as well as funding reforms, the role of interest groups, policy diffusion, and policy framing. These aspects are explored using a unique comparative design that combines comparisons within as well as between regions, and among the five key aspects of policymaking. The conceptual framework is anchored in approaches from institutional theory, namely sociological and historical institutionalism.