An anatomy of authority: the Bologna and ASEM education secretariats as policy actors and region builders
| Autor: | Que Anh Dang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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International relations
Higher education business.industry Corporate governance 05 social sciences 050301 education Technocracy Bologna Process Public administration 0506 political science Education Power (social and political) Political science 050602 political science & public administration business 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Globalisation, Societies and Education. 16:254-267 |
| ISSN: | 1476-7732 1476-7724 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14767724.2017.1402297 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the sources of authority behind the Bologna and ASEM secretariats’ technocratic appearance and administrative routines, and argues that they are transnational policy actors in their own right. By drawing on principal-agent theory and the concept of ‘authority’, it offers an alternative framework for understanding the various forms of authority. The case studies generate three important insights. First, it shows how the secretariats derive their authority from the tasks delegated by states, the moral values and social purpose they uphold, and the expertise they possess. Second, it compares how the different governance structures of the Bologna and ASEM education processes impact on the secretariats’ authority. Third, it highlights how the secretariats exercise their respective authorities and exert their discernible influence at different stages of higher education policy-making and region-building processes. |
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