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Discursive framing of policy problems and knowledge in Erasmus+ capacity building in higher education partnerships

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education supports higher education partnerships between the Global South and the Global North. This article analyses agenda setting of the instrument, using policy and governance documents as data. To justify the need for E + CBHE, the EU constructs problems Global South HEIs struggle with, drawing upon globalised discourses of the neoliberal economy and modernity. Research-based knowledges and Southern knowledges play a small or non-existent role in this process. The results display how, in order to build a more equal foundation for E + CBHE, the EU should engage with more diverse knowledges.

Source: Globalisation Societies and Education

DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2026.2707411

Authors: Osku Haapasaari, Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, Johanna Kallo, Taina Saarinen

Institutions: University of Turku, Aarhus University, University of Jyväskylä

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Governance and Development

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Turun Yliopisto