An Anatomy of Authority: The Bologna and ASEM Education Secretariats as Policy Actors and Region Builders

Autor/in	Dang, Que Anh
Titel	An Anatomy of Authority: The Bologna and ASEM Education Secretariats as Policy Actors and Region Builders
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 16 (2018) 2, S.254-267 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dang, Que Anh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2017.1402297
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Moral Values; Expertise; Comparative Analysis; Governance; Higher Education; International Relations; International Organizations; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; International Cooperation; Student Mobility; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Expert appraisal; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Beziehungen; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Politics of education; Ausland; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Europa
Abstract	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. [The paper was presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) conference in Prague.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01