Building the Knowledge Economy in Europe

Edited by Meng-Hsuan Chou, NTU, Singapore and Åse Gornitzka, University of Oslo, Norway

‘At last! Here is a research rich and conceptually coherent account of two interlinked policy domains that have scarcely featured in either the Europeanisation or higher education literature. Such a book is needed. During the last decade, a European Higher Education Area has emerged and EU higher education and research are now strategic issues for EU growth and innovation policies. The book offers a convincing demonstration of why policy evolves in different ways, even in related policy areas. The eight case studies, written by established scholars and rising academic stars, point up the clash of institutionally embedded tensions in EU policy-making. These tensions are sector-specific. But, thanks to the comparative nature of the study, we can also appreciate a historical dimension to tensions of governance. This explains why in some cases European integration is accepted, in others treated with suspicion. This is a breakthrough book and as such is warmly recommended for both European studies and higher education studies teachers, researchers and students.’

• Contents:Foreword1. Building a European Knowledge Area: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Policy Domains on the RiseMeng-Hsuan Chou and Åse Gornitzka2. The Evolution of the European Research Area as an Idea in European IntegrationMeng-Hsuan Chou3. Translating the ‘European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers’ in National Arenas: Norway vs. SpainMeng-Hsuan Chou and José Real-Dato4. Dynamics of Institution Building in the Europe of Knowledge: The Birth of the European Research CouncilÅse Gornitzka and Julia Metz5. European Institution Building under Inhospitable Conditions – the Unlikely Establishment of the European Institute of Innovation and TechnologyÅse Gornitzka and Julia Metz6. Dynamics of Voluntary Coordination: Actors and Networks in the Bologna ProcessMari Elken and Martina Vukasovic7. How Strong are the EU’s Soft Modes of Governance? The Use of the Open Method of Coordination in National Policymaking in the Knowledge Policy DomainÅse Gornitzka8. ‘Quality Agencies’: The Development of Regulating and Mediating Organizations in Scandinavian Higher EducationHanne Foss Hansen9. Economic Shocks, Federalism and Redistribution: Exploring the Future of Europe through a Comparison of the Evolution of Student Financial Aid in the United States and the European UnionCecile HoareauIndex