Prospects and Challenges for Discursive-Sociological Studies of the Europeanization of Equality Policies

Lombardo, Emanuela; Forest, Maxime

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“…The so-called Bologna process aims at the creation of a common European Higher Education Area, and a European Research Area, and does account for a formal homogenization of the European field of higher education (Vukasovic 2013;Dobbins 2017;Dobbins and Knill 2014). Explorations of similar politically induced processes of Europeanization include topics such as migration and asylum politics (Faist and Ette 2007), health care (Rabeharisoa and O'Donovan 2014), and gender equality (Lombardo and Forest 2012). The field of research into Europeanization has borne fruit on the macrolevel (Bach 2015;Ferrera 2003;Mau 2005).…”

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Organizational changes towards a European academic field. A case study of frictions in the narratives of Europeanization at a German university from an institutional perspective

Lueg¹

2023

Globalizing Higher Education and Strengthening the European Spirit

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Purpose. Departing from institutional theory and the concept of organizational narratives, this study identifies frictions between university professors and university governance. These frictions pertain to the construction and operationalization of university Europeanization, on the way towards a Europeanized academic field. The organization in this study is in a discursive stand-by position, caused by both organizational structures, and contradicting accounts of Europeanization.Design. The data set comprises, first, a thematic analysis of the official internationalization strategy pursued by the university, and an interview with its initiator. Second, a thematic analysis of 13 semi-structured interviews with professors is conducted, complemented by responses to short standardized questionnaires.Findings. The change process is described as mimetic isomorphism, and faculty opposes normative isomorphic change. Three main areas of friction are identified. First, this study demonstrates that professors and university leadership construct Europeanization differently. Second, professors express a high awareness of independence from university governance. Third, professors appear to partially align their and their staff's research activities with national standards. The university leadership, pushing for Europeanized standards, acknowledges the legitimacy of these conflicting strategies.

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confidence: 99%

Organizational changes towards a European academic field. A case study of frictions in the narratives of Europeanization at a German university from an institutional perspective

Lueg¹

2023

Globalizing Higher Education and Strengthening the European Spirit

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Prospects and Challenges for Discursive-Sociological Studies of the Europeanization of Equality Policies

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Organizational changes towards a European academic field. A case study of frictions in the narratives of Europeanization at a German university from an institutional perspective

Organizational changes towards a European academic field. A case study of frictions in the narratives of Europeanization at a German university from an institutional perspective

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