The futures of cooperation in European governance: Brexit and the European knowledge policies [Scholarly Article - European Journal of Education, 2021]

Title:

The futures of cooperation in European governance: Brexit and the European knowledge policies

 

Author:

Amélia Veiga

Published:

European Journal of Education, 5 March 2021

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ejed.12445

 

Abstract:

This paper analyses the purposes of cooperation as they challenge the European governance of higher education. Using Brexit to analyse meanings of cooperation and conveying secondary data analysis of ten case studies undertaken in the framework of the exploratory research project titled Brexit and higher education in the UK and Europe: Towards a cross‐country investigation, this study identifies a plurality of meanings of cooperation. These meanings resonate within the scenarios of Europe 2025 traced by the European Commission. In the scenarios (1) nothing but the single market, (2) doing less more efficiently, (3) those who want more do more, the different meanings of cooperation put at risk the future of cooperation driven by academic values and beliefs at the core of the Europeanisation of knowledge policies. Ultimately, the paper underlines that cooperation as a driver of the internationalisation of higher education questions the role of national openness and/or closure in framing shared European interests and the value of international cooperation.

 

UNITED KINGDOM - Brexit’s back: the five issues that will shape science

Title:

Brexit’s back: the five issues that will shape science

 

Authors:

Holly Else & Elizabeth Gibney

Published:

Nature, 21 October 2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02920-2

From the article:

Europe’s political shake-up is approaching — for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

Short Article: After Brexit, U.K. scientists face a long road to mend ties with Europe

Title:
After Brexit, U.K. scientists face a long road to mend ties with Europe

Author:
Kai Kupferschmidt

Published:
Science, 28 January 2020

From the article:
"After one referendum, two snap elections, and more than 3 years of dithering and debate, the United Kingdom this week will become the first country ever to withdraw from the European Union. But rather than marking the end of a process, Brexit will start another clock: an 11-month transition during which the U.K. and Europe will negotiate their future relationship on everything from trade to immigration to clinical trials."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/after-brexit-uk-scientists-face-long-road-mend-ties-europe

Short Article - Brexit: Where now for the UK academy?

Title:
Brexit: Where now for the UK academy?

Authors:
Simon Usherwood & Tanya Bueltmann

Published:
Times Higher Education, 30 January 2020

From the article:
"As the UK finally leaves the European Union after years of turmoil, Simon Usherwood says it is time for remain-supporting academics to focus on the future. But Tanya Bueltmann says that for EU academics the scars are too deep."

To read this article:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/brexit-where-now-uk-academy