Higher Education Governance and Policy Change in Western Europe

1. Introduction: Higher Education Governance between Historical Roots and Transnational Convergence Pressures
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

2. Theoretical Framework: National Higher Education Policies between Transnational Communication and Institutional Path-dependence
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

3. France: More State, More Market, and More Humboldt?
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

4. Italy: The “Outsmarted” State?
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

5. Great Britain: Policy “Doubling-down” as a Response to Transnationalization?
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

6. Germany: From Humboldtism to “Constrained Marketization”
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

7. Comparative Conclusions
Michael Dobbins, Christoph Knill

Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Sociology, International Organization, Higher Education, Education Policy, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education