Global university rankings, transnational policy discourse and higher education in Europe

European Journal of Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-101

  Erkkilä, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discourse; European Union; Institutions; Power; Traditions; University rankings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896723867     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.12063     Document Type: Article

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