The Territorial Dimension of EU Knowledge Policies Higher Education Institutions for Europe

1. Introducing the territorial dimension of EU knowledge policies

2. Conceptual and theoretical grounds to cross policy areas and borders

3. Higher education institutions at the crossroads of different European Union policies

4. EU governance architectures and the role of higher education institutions in EU regional policy: Regions for the knowledge economy?

5. How higher education regionalization in border regions relates to Europeanization: Innate or incentivized? 

6. How Europeanization influences the governance and practice of higher education regionalization: Changing rationales through increased capacities? 

7. How Europeanized higher education institutions re-use EU funding and shop for EU policy-making venues: Feeding back for good? 

8. Conclusions and implications for the EU and beyond: Towards educational regions? 

Biography

Alina J. Felder-Stindt is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Economics and Political Science (SEPS) at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. She earned her PhD from the University of Bamberg, Germany.

“Presenting a novel research agenda and rich empirical analysis at the cross-roads of EU regional policy and higher education policy, Alina Felder takes the reader into the laboratories of European integration. She finds ‘circular Europeanization’: EU policies provide incentives that trigger cooperation among regions. But over time, cooperation becomes a taken-for-granted way of doing things, which in turn feeds back and shapes EU knowledge policies. Thus, Europeanization is as much ‘from the top’ as it is ‘from below’. A fascinating reading for political scientists and scholars of public policy in Europe.”

Claudio M Radaelli, European University Institute, Italy

“An important study in EU policy dynamic, providing an in-depth look into interaction between policy domains usually studied in isolation from each other. Felder developed a robust theoretical framework, whose relevance goes well beyond regional and higher education policy domains.”

Martina Vukasovic, University of Bergen, Norway

“A comprehensive and insightful analysis of cross-border cooperation in higher education, this book masterfully connects three decades of EU regional policy with academic collaboration initiatives from Interreg to European university associations. Essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, it offers valuable perspectives on how EU funding has transformed regional integration and higher education across Europe.”

Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg