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The article proposes to characterize the Bologna process as a knowledge society project. Viewed in this perspective, the Bologna process appears to be a surprising success story. Success is expressed in the capacity of the project to generate innovation in higher education, its real impact in Europe, and its global prominence. A major shortcoming of the Bologna process as a project is in the area of funding. The article argues that it is more useful to talk of a funding policy gap in the European Higher Education Area, rather than simply a funding gap. An explanation is proposed for this situation, as well as recommendations regarding a possible way forward.
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See for example Understanding Knowledge Societies (2005), for arguments in favour of characterising the UN Millennium Development project as a knowledge society project.
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see for example, Mbeki 1998.
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Matei, L. (2012). A Policy Gap: Financing in the European Higher Education Area. In: Curaj, A., Scott, P., Vlasceanu, L., Wilson, L. (eds) European Higher Education at the Crossroads. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3937-6_36
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