Higher Education Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Higher education systems are critical to our understanding of wider government strategies in relation to the state and its capabilities for action in the face of market forces. Systems are defined as the relationship between states and HE providers that operate within their jurisdictions. How have systems evolved and to what extent do they reflect the geopolitical realities that states have to operate in? In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

• System analysis—comparisons (two or more states), changes over time within one system;
• Aspects of systems—systems of organisation for access, quality, financing, degrees of autonomy and regulatory relations between state and institutions;
• Organisational principles of HE market—economics of higher education, quasi-markets, neoliberal HE systems, the balance of private and public providers, role of voluntary and charitable institutions;
• Theoretical discussions around ways of analysing system relationships for institutions—resource dependency, performance-based funding regimes, principal-agent theory.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Colin McCaig
Guest Editor

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