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The politics of higher education: the European Higher Education Area through the eyes of its stakeholders in France and Italy

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  • Iryna Kushnir

    (Nottingham Trent University)

  • Nuve Yazgan

    (Nottingham Trent University)

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This article explores recent politics of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by focusing on the examination of the continuing involvement of France and Italy in it, which are two – of the EHEA’s founding countries. The study reported in this article is built on a theoretical observation that higher education is political. It relies on expert interviews with representatives from key policy-making institutions in France and Italy, and key recent EHEA official communications. The thematic analysis of these data sources reveals that the EHEA is not just a forum for higher education cooperation, but a political platform for cross-country relations in the European region and a platform for generating responses to crises. Additionally, specifically, France’s and Italy’s continuing involvement in the EHEA has a particular political undertone dictated by the internal politics of both countries and the evolving politics of the EHEA. This study contributes to a better understanding of the political nature of the EHEA and its implications for higher education policy outcomes.

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  • Iryna Kushnir & Nuve Yazgan, 2023. "The politics of higher education: the European Higher Education Area through the eyes of its stakeholders in France and Italy," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:10:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-023-02300-x
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-02300-x
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