European influence on the development of domestic policies in Chile and Mexico :
Subtitle:
the case of Higher Education
Volume, number, page:
393 p.
Year of Publication:
2011
Organization Name:
Department of Political Science and International Studies - University of Birmingham
City:
Birmingham
Web Page:
Country of Publication:
England
Full Date:
May 2011
Considered Countries:
Mexico
Chile
Category:
Theses
Theme:
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Country - European Union
Government
Academic
Keyword(s):
Higher education
International education policies
Education policy
Educational sociology
Higher education system
Educational research
Educative System
European Union
Latin America
Bologna Process
Abstract:
The EU as an ideational actor has a significant impact on non-European countries. This thesis examines the growth of European ideas circulating throughout the field of Latin American Higher Education (HE), as part of the Bologna Process, which has manifested itself in a set of procedures, methods and tools that have contributed to the transformation of Chilean and Mexican HE. This phenomenon requires a rigorous analysis of
European ideational factors present within Normative Power Europe (NPE), not only through a cluster of ideas, norms, principles and values but also through analysing language. The thesis examines such claims, focusing on Chile and Mexico,and argues that the impact of European influences upon received countries is mediated by domestic circumstances. The thesis makes a contribution to both existing understanding of the European Union’s influence over Latin America and Latin American HE, and also seeks to advance upon existing debates around the notion of Normative Power Europe in particular, by illustrating how the NPE literature would benefit from a deeper consideration of the use of language and considering translation processes of receiver countries.
European ideational factors present within Normative Power Europe (NPE), not only through a cluster of ideas, norms, principles and values but also through analysing language. The thesis examines such claims, focusing on Chile and Mexico,and argues that the impact of European influences upon received countries is mediated by domestic circumstances. The thesis makes a contribution to both existing understanding of the European Union’s influence over Latin America and Latin American HE, and also seeks to advance upon existing debates around the notion of Normative Power Europe in particular, by illustrating how the NPE literature would benefit from a deeper consideration of the use of language and considering translation processes of receiver countries.
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