Analysing the Transformation of Higher Education Governance in Bulgaria and Lithuania

Drawing on sociological neo-institutional theory and models of higher education governance, we examine current developments in Bulgaria and Lithuania and explore to what extent those developments were shaped by the Bologna reform. We analyse to what extent the state has moved away from a model of st...

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Published in:Public management review 2014-10, Vol.16 (7), p.987-1010
Main Authors: Dobbins, Michael, Leišyte, Liudvika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Bulgaria
College administration
Colleges and universities
Competition
Countries
Education administration
Education reform
Educational policy
Educational Reform
Funding
Governance
Government and politics
Higher Education
Higher education governance, Europeanization, Bologna Process, convergence, isomorphism, Lithuania, Bulgaria
Lithuania
Organization theory
Public policy
Quality
Quality of education
Studies
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Summary:Drawing on sociological neo-institutional theory and models of higher education governance, we examine current developments in Bulgaria and Lithuania and explore to what extent those developments were shaped by the Bologna reform. We analyse to what extent the state has moved away from a model of state-centred policy design and control to a model of governance based on the 'evaluative state' Neave (1998), in which the state ensures 'product control' and promotes competition and quality. To do so, we look, in particular, at funding policy and the emergence of a system of quality assurance. To conclude, we examine whether the governance patterns of both countries have converged and identify the factors accounting for potential variations.
ISSN:1471-9037
1471-9045
DOI:10.1080/14719037.2013.770060