[en] Since its inception in Sorbonne (2008), the Bologna Process or part of its action lines have been ‘framed’ in different ways in national contexts by various actors, in order to legitimize the change in higher education brought about with the pretext of the adherence to this voluntary intergovernmental initiative. The present paper seeks to contribute to better understanding the way in which the Bologna Process appears in the Romanian public discourse of various actors, across more than a decade since the first European Higher Education Area ministerial meeting (1999). Attention will be paid to when, why and by whom the Bologna Process and other international influences were used in the Romanian public discourse. The conclusions of the paper will analyse the level of discursive Europeanisation in Romanian higher education between 1999-2012, problematising the manner in which the ‘external constraint’ represented by the process is used (or opposed) as a strategic resource in the domestic arena.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Deca, Ligia ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Language :
English
Title :
The discursive uses of the Bologna Process in Romanian Higher Education reform
Publication date :
20 June 2013
Number of pages :
30
Event name :
Bologna and Beyond" / Conférence "Bologne et au-delà
Event organizer :
Universite de Strasbourg, CNRS, SAGE, Universite Paris I
Event place :
MISHA Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l’Homme – Alsace, Strasbourg, France
Event date :
20-21.06.2013
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
Since its inception in Sorbonne (2008), the Bologna Process or part of its action lines have been ‘framed’ in different ways in national contexts by various actors, in order to legitimize the change in higher education brought about with the pretext of the adherence to this voluntary intergovernmental initiative. The present paper seeks to contribute to better understanding the way in which the Bologna Process appears in the Romanian public discourse of various actors, across more than a decade since the first European Higher Education Area ministerial meeting (1999). Attention will be paid to when, why and by whom the Bologna Process and other international influences were used in the Romanian public discourse. The conclusions of the paper will analyse the level of discursive Europeanisation in Romanian higher education between 1999-2012, problematising the manner in which the ‘external constraint’ represented by the process is used (or opposed) as a strategic resource in the domestic arena.
Commentary :
A revised version of the contribution will be published in a special issue of the European Journal of Higher Education (EJHE) in March 2015.
