Special Issue: Higher Education and the Future of the Nation
Guest/Issue Editors:Daniel Tröhler1, Kevser Muratović1, Synne Myrebøe1, Hans Schildermans1
1 University of Vienna, Austria
While holding a reputation as cosmopolitan or global institutions, universities have played a crucial role in shaping multifaceted conditions of social life and in…
Conventional histories portray the Ottoman Darülfünun as a belated, derivative transplant of the European university. Drawing on historical contextualism and…
Nation building both before and after the creation of the independent Irish State influenced the foundation and evolution of the National University of Ireland, which…
This paper examines the role of universities in post-colonial nation-building, using India as a case. Moving beyond the conventional view of universities in…
The paper addresses the critical challenge of decolonising universities in Chile, situating the discourse within the nation's historical trajectory and its engagement…
In official statements, the Chinese government consistently emphasizes the importance of education in nurturing students’ acceptance of official initiatives and…
Education export is a relatively new endeavour for Finnish institutions traditionally reliant on government funding. Inspired by Finland’s PISA success and…
This article examines the links between academic freedom and nationalist approaches to European higher education policies in recent years at two levels: the national…
Higher education plays a double role vis-à-vis the nation. It is a mirror of a nation’s politics, reflecting the needs and aspirations of a populace and a government.…