VIRTUAL EVENT: National narratives in policymakers’ constructions of higher education students
In this webinar, Rachel Brooks will consider the ways in which students are commonly understood by higher education ‘policy influencers’.

Drawing on interviews with higher education policy influencers from six European countries (Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Spain), Rachel Brooks will consider the ways in which students were commonly understood by this particular group of social actors.
It will be argued that although a number of the students' characteristics identified by the interviewees are evident across many nation-states within Europe, they were frequently discussed in terms of very distinct national narratives, with policy influencers often making reference to their country’s specific history and culture.
Rachel will explore the implications of such narratives for European higher education and geopolitical relations more generally.
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Rachel's recent books include Education and Society (2018) and Materialities and Mobilities in Education (2017, with Johanna Waters). She is currently leading a European Research Council-funded project on constructions of higher education students across Europe.
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