Commissioning the University of Excellence: Swedish Research Policy and New Public Research Funding Programmes

Autor/inn/en	Hallonsten, Olof; Silander, Charlotte
Titel	Commissioning the University of Excellence: Swedish Research Policy and New Public Research Funding Programmes
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 18 (2012) 3, S.367-381 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2012.730715
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Excellence in Education; Financial Support; Research; Knowledge Economy; Policy Analysis; Trend Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Legislation; Strategic Planning; Profiles; Educational Quality; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Lernerfolg; Finanzielle Förderung; Forschung; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Politikfeldanalyse; Trendanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Gesetzgebungslehre; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Schweden
Abstract	In many countries, current research policy is dominated by managerialism and excellence, manifesting the aim of making universities into national strategic assets in the globally competitive knowledge economy. This article discusses these policy trends and their mirror in recent developments in public funding for academic research, with special attention to Sweden. A review of the language in three consecutive Swedish governmental research bills from the past 10 years shows a clear policy shift towards the promotion of excellence and strategic priority on the level of higher education institutions. Reforms to the funding system, especially the launch of specific strategic excellence funding programmes, are introduced to put the policy in practice. While the policy shift itself might be discursive, the changes to the funding system clearly show a determination on behalf of the Swedish government to increase strategic profiling and the pursuit of excellence in research on behalf of universities. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10