Public Policy and Universities

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-70366-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 161 g

Reihe: Elements in Public Policy

Higher education is undergoing unprecedented transformation. In the global knowledge economy universities are of paramount importance to governments worldwide. This creates a strong rationale for an element exploring how the interactions between universities and the state are being reconfigured, while highlighting the role policy analysis can play in explaining these dynamics. Specifically, this element draws on four theoretical approaches – New-Institutionalism, the Advocacy Coalition Framework, the Narrative Policy Framework, and Policy Diffusion and Transfer – to inform the analysis. Examples are drawn from a range of countries and areas of potential research informed by policy theory are identified. This element features a section dedicated to each of the three main missions of the university followed by an analysis of the institution as a whole. This reveals how universities, while typically seeking greater autonomy, remain subject to a multifaceted form of nation state oversight as they continue to globalise in an uncertain world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gunn, Andrew

Mintrom, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Public policy and universities; 2. A theoretical framework; 3. The teaching mission; 4. The research mission; 5. The third mission; 6. State responses and reassertions of university autonomy; 7. Opportunities for policy research; References.