Kellie Martens
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 187512 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kellie Martens |
| NOMBRES | Kellie |
| APELLIDO | Martens |
| FIRMA | MARTENS K |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Bremen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8740-4563 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 165 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2001 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Between niche conservatism and institutionalised expectations
The integration of migrants and refugees (M&R) into national education systems is crucial for their societal and economic inclusion and has been a cornerstone in the global education agenda. In this study, we examine how international organisations (IOs) shape the discourse on M&R education policies. We analyse how IOs frame M&R education across different organisational clusters, by employing Sociological Institutionalism (SI) and Organisational …
Education policy between persistence and change
In this study, we aim to understand how international influences, moderated by cultural spheres, impact the inclusiveness of education and support generosity for individuals’ education in the long durée. The two grand and globally significant political transformation processes we focus on are (de)colonization and socialism. We also analyze how current multilateralism exerted through international organizations (IOs) in the post-WW2 order affects …
Global social policy ideas in the Covid-19 crisis
Global crises constitute challenges for social policy. While social policy is predominantly a national concern, international organisations (IOs) contribute frames of reference for state decisions. In this article, we explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in IOs’ social policy ideas and recommendations in health care, labour market, and social protection policies due to how IOs perceived the crisis’ specific nature, severity, and g…
A global crisis manager during the Covid-19 pandemic? The OECD and health governance
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered turbulent times across the globe, reminding us of the highly multidimensional and interdependent nature of today's world. Next to diverging national attempts to constrain the spread of the virus, numerous international organizations worked intensely to minimize the impacts of the disease on a regional or/and global scale. Albeit not considered a conventional agency responsible for global infectious diseases, th…
Tackling the Digital Divide? A Comparative Policy Analysis of International Organizations’ Varying Approaches to the Digitalization of Education
This paper explores how international organizations (IOs) identify similar problems while endorsing different strategies. It examines how IOs address a fair and accessible digital education environment that reduces the digital divide. Using mixed methods, the article analyzes documents from 22 IOs. The quantitative analysis reveals the diverse concepts associated with digitalization. A qualitative content analysis delves into the strategies emplo…
Governance by numbers 2.0
The article investigates how and when the two first movers in knowledge-based regulationthe OECD and the World Bankdeveloped policy brokerage as an instrument of global governance in the education sector.We also examine how their target clientelenational governmentsresponds to this instrument.Given the surplus of research evidence in today's digital economy, intergovernmental organisations have the challenge of standing out as trusted and credibl…
Torn into the Abyss
Recent challenges to the liberal international order ( LIO ) have called into question the efficacy of international organizations ( IO s) in global governance. However, it remains unclear if the anticipated crisis of the LIO affects all policy fields to the same degree. Based on organizational ecology, this article seeks to explain compositions and trajectories across three fields—climate, education, and health. It shows that the three subpopula…
Placing Pisa in perspective
The OECD has become a major driver of domestic education reforms, especially since the establishment of PISA. However, we know very little about the contextualisation of PISA within the publication output of the OECD, and what ideas of education the IO is spreading. In this article, we explore the entire thematic portfolio of the OECD's education publications and show that it goes far beyond PISA. Utilising a mixed-methods approach, we examine wh…
Racial Differences in Psychological Symptoms and Eating Behaviors Among Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Exploring theoretical approaches to global social policy research
Global Social Policy (GSP) has established itself as a distinct field of research over the past 25 years. Without doubt one of the leading figure to this advancement was Bob Deacon. He integrated several explanations and approaches into social policy research that had so far been distinct in other disciplinary fields, including concepts of International Relations (IR). That allowed to explain more about policy autonomy, inter-action between actor…
Observing local dynamics of Ilsa projections in federal systems
By comparing two federal education systems, namely Germany and the U.S., and their reactions to PISA we show how international, large-scale student assessments (ILSA) have been used by national stakeholders to gain leverage for legitimising or de-legitimising policy reforms in education. From a neo-institutionalist perspective we argue that country-specific path-dependencies and policy legacies, such as different systems of power devolution, test…
Soft governance by hard fact? The OECD as a knowledge broker in education policy
As the policy field of education has become increasingly internationalized over the last two decades, international organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) play an increasingly decisive role in the diffusion of knowledge, monitoring, and research in global education policy. Although the OECD lacks any binding or coercive governance instruments in relation to states, or ability to provide material incen…
Explaining Policy Convergence and Polity Divergence in Federal Systems
This article explores higher education reforms in the federally organized education systems of Germany and Switzerland. We argue that the increasing internationalization of education—spearheaded by the Bologna Process—has brought about changes not only in higher education policy, but also led to significant reconfigurations of the higher education polity. These processes present an empirical puzzle: while higher education policies in both systems…
Actors and Agency in Global Social Governance
This volume provides a coherent and comprehensive account of the diverse actors and agencies involved in global social governance and seeks to advance our understanding of the global dimension of social policy.
Actors and Agency in Global Social Governance
The introduction paves the way for an actor-centred approach to global social governance. The chapter highlights the necessity to think beyond existing conceptualizations and approaches, by combining different analytical tools from social policy, international relations, global governance research and comparative politics research. Different notions of agency and governance mechanisms at the disposal of different groups of actors are introduced, …
Grenzenlose Bildungspolitik? Empirische Evidenz für Pisa als weltweites Leitbild für nationale Bildungsreformen
The Bologna Process as a template for transnational policy coordination
The Bologna Process (BP) presents the largest ongoing reform initiative in higher education (HE). Although it has triggered large-scale changes in HE structures in Europe, comparative analysis about its impact on other regions of the world is scarce. Using transnational communication and sociological institutionalism as a theoretical framework, this article investigates the impact of the BP on the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Caribb…
Pisa as an ideational roadmap for policy change
Education policy has undergone transformation in many countries over the last decade. In this article, we focus on the effects of the most significant international initiative in secondary education, which is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). We analyse two countries that provide variation regarding the degree of change in their respective education policy-ma…
When Do Numbers Count? The Differential Impact of the Pisa Rating and Ranking on Education Policy in Germany and the US
Why do international comparisons have an impact on some countries while other countries do not respond? This article examines the power of international ratings and rankings (R&R) using the OECD's PISA study and its differential impact on education policymaking as a case study. It argues that international R&R have an impact when two conditions are simultaneously fulfilled: the evaluated topic is framed as crucial in the national discourse, and a…
Towards an education approach à la finlandaise ? French education policy after Pisa
In this article, we address whether international student comparisons have changed the dynamics of French secondary education policy. We focus on the increasingly significant impact of the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on France, a country previously known for its aversion to international comparisons and its turbulent relationship with the OECD. We argue that not …
Pisa — Internationalisierung von Bildungspolitik. Oder
Is Incorporating Civil Society Further into the Structure of Global Governance Really the Way Forward? Commentary on Jan Aart Scholte's Article ‘Civil Society and the Legitimation of Global Governance…
Small country, big business? New Zealand as education exporter
This paper discusses New Zealand’s role in the global market for tertiary education. The internationalisation and liberalisation of education markets is progressing rapidly in today’s globalising world, as reflected by the incorporation of education as a service into the GATS framework. Through the example of New Zealand as a case study for the internationalisation of education services, the study depicts the way the government is involved in thi…
Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs)
Nichtregierungsorganisationen haben sich zu wichtigen Akteuren der nationalen und internationalen Politik entwickelt. Diese EinfÃ1⁄4hrung bietet einen ersten Zugang und einen à berblick zum Thema
Institutionalizing societal activism within global governance structures
When Do Numbers Count? The Differential Impact of the Pisa Rating and Ranking on Education Policy in Germany and the US
Why do international comparisons have an impact on some countries while other countries do not respond? This article examines the power of international ratings and rankings (R&R) using the OECD's PISA study and its differential impact on education policymaking as a case study. It argues that international R&R have an impact when two conditions are simultaneously fulfilled: the evaluated topic is framed as crucial in the national discourse, and a…
Mission Impossible? Defining Nongovernmental Organizations
This paper provides a synopsis of current interpretations of the term “nongovernmental organization” (NGO). Although NGOs have become recognized actors in international affairs, particularly over the last decade, it has not yet been clearly defined what the term NGO encompasses. It is argued that two major tracks of NGO interpretations can be distinguished: the juridical approach, and the sociological perspective. In juridical studies, the emphas…
Soft governance by hard fact? The OECD as a knowledge broker in education policy
As the policy field of education has become increasingly internationalized over the last two decades, international organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) play an increasingly decisive role in the diffusion of knowledge, monitoring, and research in global education policy. Although the OECD lacks any binding or coercive governance instruments in relation to states, or ability to provide material incen…
Towards an education approach à la finlandaise ? French education policy after Pisa
In this article, we address whether international student comparisons have changed the dynamics of French secondary education policy. We focus on the increasingly significant impact of the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on France, a country previously known for its aversion to international comparisons and its turbulent relationship with the OECD. We argue that not …
Small country, big business? New Zealand as education exporter
This paper discusses New Zealand’s role in the global market for tertiary education. The internationalisation and liberalisation of education markets is progressing rapidly in today’s globalising world, as reflected by the incorporation of education as a service into the GATS framework. Through the example of New Zealand as a case study for the internationalisation of education services, the study depicts the way the government is involved in thi…
Governance by numbers 2.0
The article investigates how and when the two first movers in knowledge-based regulationthe OECD and the World Bankdeveloped policy brokerage as an instrument of global governance in the education sector.We also examine how their target clientelenational governmentsresponds to this instrument.Given the surplus of research evidence in today's digital economy, intergovernmental organisations have the challenge of standing out as trusted and credibl…
Paradoxien der Neuen Staatsräson. Die Internationalisierung der Bildungspolitik in der EU und der OECD
Exploring theoretical approaches to global social policy research
Global Social Policy (GSP) has established itself as a distinct field of research over the past 25 years. Without doubt one of the leading figure to this advancement was Bob Deacon. He integrated several explanations and approaches into social policy research that had so far been distinct in other disciplinary fields, including concepts of International Relations (IR). That allowed to explain more about policy autonomy, inter-action between actor…
Non-governmental Organisations as Corporatist Mediator? An Analysis of NGOs in the Unesco System
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly incorporated into the structures of global governance, which are greatly shaped by the activities of regional and international intergovernmental organisations (IGOs). 1 Most sig-ni cantly NGOs are involved in the processes and performances of the dominant global institution, the United Nations (UN). NGOs regularly collaborate with the United Nations and advise UN Commissions; they also work …
Placing Pisa in perspective
The OECD has become a major driver of domestic education reforms, especially since the establishment of PISA. However, we know very little about the contextualisation of PISA within the publication output of the OECD, and what ideas of education the IO is spreading. In this article, we explore the entire thematic portfolio of the OECD's education publications and show that it goes far beyond PISA. Utilising a mixed-methods approach, we examine wh…
Institutionalizing societal activism within global governance structures
Torn into the Abyss
Recent challenges to the liberal international order ( LIO ) have called into question the efficacy of international organizations ( IO s) in global governance. However, it remains unclear if the anticipated crisis of the LIO affects all policy fields to the same degree. Based on organizational ecology, this article seeks to explain compositions and trajectories across three fields—climate, education, and health. It shows that the three subpopula…
The Bologna Process as a template for transnational policy coordination
The Bologna Process (BP) presents the largest ongoing reform initiative in higher education (HE). Although it has triggered large-scale changes in HE structures in Europe, comparative analysis about its impact on other regions of the world is scarce. Using transnational communication and sociological institutionalism as a theoretical framework, this article investigates the impact of the BP on the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Caribb…
Pisa as an ideational roadmap for policy change
Education policy has undergone transformation in many countries over the last decade. In this article, we focus on the effects of the most significant international initiative in secondary education, which is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). We analyse two countries that provide variation regarding the degree of change in their respective education policy-ma…
Professionalised representation of human rights NGOs to the United Nations
Most studies explain the rise of NGOs as actors on the international stage by emphasising political developments or technical achievements as factors which have fostered their success. The focus in this paper, instead, will be on how NGOs themselves have transformed and how such change has affected the way in which they have become significant players in international relations. Drawing upon the notion of professionalisation as deriving from theo…
Global social policy ideas in the Covid-19 crisis
Global crises constitute challenges for social policy. While social policy is predominantly a national concern, international organisations (IOs) contribute frames of reference for state decisions. In this article, we explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in IOs’ social policy ideas and recommendations in health care, labour market, and social protection policies due to how IOs perceived the crisis’ specific nature, severity, and g…
Observing local dynamics of Ilsa projections in federal systems
By comparing two federal education systems, namely Germany and the U.S., and their reactions to PISA we show how international, large-scale student assessments (ILSA) have been used by national stakeholders to gain leverage for legitimising or de-legitimising policy reforms in education. From a neo-institutionalist perspective we argue that country-specific path-dependencies and policy legacies, such as different systems of power devolution, test…
Bypassing obstacles to access
Non-governmental Organisations as Corporatist Mediator? An Analysis of NGOs in the Unesco System
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly incorporated into the structures of global governance, which are greatly shaped by the activities of regional and international intergovernmental organisations (IGOs). 1 Most sig-ni cantly NGOs are involved in the processes and performances of the dominant global institution, the United Nations (UN). NGOs regularly collaborate with the United Nations and advise UN Commissions; they also work …
Mission Impossible? Defining Nongovernmental Organizations
This paper provides a synopsis of current interpretations of the term “nongovernmental organization” (NGO). Although NGOs have become recognized actors in international affairs, particularly over the last decade, it has not yet been clearly defined what the term NGO encompasses. It is argued that two major tracks of NGO interpretations can be distinguished: the juridical approach, and the sociological perspective. In juridical studies, the emphas…
Bypassing obstacles to access
Professionalised representation of human rights NGOs to the United Nations
Most studies explain the rise of NGOs as actors on the international stage by emphasising political developments or technical achievements as factors which have fostered their success. The focus in this paper, instead, will be on how NGOs themselves have transformed and how such change has affected the way in which they have become significant players in international relations. Drawing upon the notion of professionalisation as deriving from theo…
Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs)
Nichtregierungsorganisationen haben sich zu wichtigen Akteuren der nationalen und internationalen Politik entwickelt. Diese EinfÃ1⁄4hrung bietet einen ersten Zugang und einen à berblick zum Thema
Institutionalizing societal activism within global governance structures
Paradoxien der Neuen Staatsräson. Die Internationalisierung der Bildungspolitik in der EU und der OECD
Pisa — Internationalisierung von Bildungspolitik. Oder
Is Incorporating Civil Society Further into the Structure of Global Governance Really the Way Forward? Commentary on Jan Aart Scholte's Article ‘Civil Society and the Legitimation of Global Governance…
Small country, big business? New Zealand as education exporter
This paper discusses New Zealand’s role in the global market for tertiary education. The internationalisation and liberalisation of education markets is progressing rapidly in today’s globalising world, as reflected by the incorporation of education as a service into the GATS framework. Through the example of New Zealand as a case study for the internationalisation of education services, the study depicts the way the government is involved in thi…
Towards an education approach à la finlandaise ? French education policy after Pisa
In this article, we address whether international student comparisons have changed the dynamics of French secondary education policy. We focus on the increasingly significant impact of the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on France, a country previously known for its aversion to international comparisons and its turbulent relationship with the OECD. We argue that not …
Pisa as an ideational roadmap for policy change
Education policy has undergone transformation in many countries over the last decade. In this article, we focus on the effects of the most significant international initiative in secondary education, which is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). We analyse two countries that provide variation regarding the degree of change in their respective education policy-ma…
When Do Numbers Count? The Differential Impact of the Pisa Rating and Ranking on Education Policy in Germany and the US
Why do international comparisons have an impact on some countries while other countries do not respond? This article examines the power of international ratings and rankings (R&R) using the OECD's PISA study and its differential impact on education policymaking as a case study. It argues that international R&R have an impact when two conditions are simultaneously fulfilled: the evaluated topic is framed as crucial in the national discourse, and a…
Grenzenlose Bildungspolitik? Empirische Evidenz für Pisa als weltweites Leitbild für nationale Bildungsreformen
The Bologna Process as a template for transnational policy coordination
The Bologna Process (BP) presents the largest ongoing reform initiative in higher education (HE). Although it has triggered large-scale changes in HE structures in Europe, comparative analysis about its impact on other regions of the world is scarce. Using transnational communication and sociological institutionalism as a theoretical framework, this article investigates the impact of the BP on the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Caribb…
Actors and Agency in Global Social Governance
This volume provides a coherent and comprehensive account of the diverse actors and agencies involved in global social governance and seeks to advance our understanding of the global dimension of social policy.
Actors and Agency in Global Social Governance
The introduction paves the way for an actor-centred approach to global social governance. The chapter highlights the necessity to think beyond existing conceptualizations and approaches, by combining different analytical tools from social policy, international relations, global governance research and comparative politics research. Different notions of agency and governance mechanisms at the disposal of different groups of actors are introduced, …
Observing local dynamics of Ilsa projections in federal systems
By comparing two federal education systems, namely Germany and the U.S., and their reactions to PISA we show how international, large-scale student assessments (ILSA) have been used by national stakeholders to gain leverage for legitimising or de-legitimising policy reforms in education. From a neo-institutionalist perspective we argue that country-specific path-dependencies and policy legacies, such as different systems of power devolution, test…
Soft governance by hard fact? The OECD as a knowledge broker in education policy
As the policy field of education has become increasingly internationalized over the last two decades, international organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) play an increasingly decisive role in the diffusion of knowledge, monitoring, and research in global education policy. Although the OECD lacks any binding or coercive governance instruments in relation to states, or ability to provide material incen…
Explaining Policy Convergence and Polity Divergence in Federal Systems
This article explores higher education reforms in the federally organized education systems of Germany and Switzerland. We argue that the increasing internationalization of education—spearheaded by the Bologna Process—has brought about changes not only in higher education policy, but also led to significant reconfigurations of the higher education polity. These processes present an empirical puzzle: while higher education policies in both systems…
Exploring theoretical approaches to global social policy research
Global Social Policy (GSP) has established itself as a distinct field of research over the past 25 years. Without doubt one of the leading figure to this advancement was Bob Deacon. He integrated several explanations and approaches into social policy research that had so far been distinct in other disciplinary fields, including concepts of International Relations (IR). That allowed to explain more about policy autonomy, inter-action between actor…
Racial Differences in Psychological Symptoms and Eating Behaviors Among Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Placing Pisa in perspective
The OECD has become a major driver of domestic education reforms, especially since the establishment of PISA. However, we know very little about the contextualisation of PISA within the publication output of the OECD, and what ideas of education the IO is spreading. In this article, we explore the entire thematic portfolio of the OECD's education publications and show that it goes far beyond PISA. Utilising a mixed-methods approach, we examine wh…
Torn into the Abyss
Recent challenges to the liberal international order ( LIO ) have called into question the efficacy of international organizations ( IO s) in global governance. However, it remains unclear if the anticipated crisis of the LIO affects all policy fields to the same degree. Based on organizational ecology, this article seeks to explain compositions and trajectories across three fields—climate, education, and health. It shows that the three subpopula…
A global crisis manager during the Covid-19 pandemic? The OECD and health governance
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered turbulent times across the globe, reminding us of the highly multidimensional and interdependent nature of today's world. Next to diverging national attempts to constrain the spread of the virus, numerous international organizations worked intensely to minimize the impacts of the disease on a regional or/and global scale. Albeit not considered a conventional agency responsible for global infectious diseases, th…
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