Asserting the Nation
The Dominance of National Narratives in Policy Influencers' Constructions of Higher Education Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2392068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Brooks (0000-0002-8692-1673, University College London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-288 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1360780419871577 |
| OpenAlex | W2971896892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
Drawing on interviews with 26 higher education 'policy influencers' from six European countries (Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Spain), this article considers the ways in which students were commonly understood by this particular group of social actors. It argues that, although a number of the characteristics of contemporary students identified by the interviewees are evident across many nation-states within Europe, they were frequently discussed and explained in terms of very distinct 'national narratives', with policy influencers often making reference to their country's specific history and culture. The implications of such narratives for European higher education and geopolitical relations more generally are explored
Education policy · Geopolitics · Higher education · Higher education policy · Influencer marketing · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |