1st Edition

Education in Political Science Discovering a neglected field

Edited By Anja Jakobi, Kerstin Martens, Klaus Dieter Wolf Copyright 2010
256 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This pioneering volume is devoted to the analysis of education from the perspective of political science, applying the full range of the discipline’s analytical perspectives and methodological tools. The contributions demonstrate how education policy can be explored systematically from a variety of political science perspectives: comparative politics, public policy analysis and public... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction Anja P. Jakobi, Kerstin Martens and Klaus Dieter Wolf  Part 1: Comparative Education Politics  2. Veto-Points and the Politics of Introducing School Vouchers in the US and Sweden Michael B. Klitgaard  3. Towards Convergence of Higher Education Policy in Central and Eastern Europe Michael Dobbins  4. The Transformation of the Education State in the Northern Countries Christine Hudson  Part 2: Education in Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration  5. Policy Change in German Higher Education Katrin Toens  6. Regional Policy Implementation in the Italian Education System Emiliano Grimaldi & Roberto Serpieri  7. Agendas and School Management in Helsinki Pertti Ahonen  Part 3: Education in International Relations  8. State Actors and Preferences in Education in the Context of GATS Antoni Verger  9. Multilateral Surveillance in Education by the OMC Rik de Ruiter  10. Education Policy Networks in the Bologna Process Alexander Nagel  Part 4: Meta-Reflections on Education and Political Science  11. Normative Dimensions of Reforms in Higher Education Klaus Dieter Wolf  12. Education in the Discipline of Political Science Erkki Berndtson  13. The Added-Value of a Political Science Perspective on Education Jürgen Enders  14. Conclusions Anja P. Jakobi, Kerstin Martens and Klaus Dieter Wolf

Biography

Anja P. Jakobi is a Senior Researcher at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Kerstin Martens is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Klaus Dieter Wolf is a Professor of Political Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany.