Emerging Trends in EU Policy Sphere: PhD Student Dynamics
Explore the depiction of the emerging figure of the PhD student in the EU policy sphere, examining how boundaries are negotiated, actors involved, and the envisioned world. Delve into the demanded entrepreneurship skills, the role of universities as knowledge economic resources, and the influence of key stakeholders in decision-making levels. Discover the evolving nature of doctoral education and the impact on the economy in the context of the Bologna Process and the Lisbon Strategy.
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Corina Balaban Aarhus University, Denmark
New in the EU policy sphere knowledge worker: New figure figure of of PhD PhD student student emerging How is it depicted? Who are the actors?/ How do they negotiate the boundaries of the figure? What kind of world do they imagine?
intellectual risk taking entrepreneurship skills demanded by the knowledge based economy (EC, 2011) shift from traditional scholar image levels of complexity: elements, contexts, translation, agency implications for mission of PhD?
Interviews 6 key stakeholders Documents communications position papers reports press releases
Knowledge economic resource Universities research/ people fuel Countries ideas-driven economies redefining core values instrumetal PhD education key position re-thought Variety across countries, institutions, disciplines
Bologna Process (members) - EHEA EC s Lisbon Stategy (2000) ERA industry, economy, universities overlap in the idea of Europe of knowledge doctoral education
Conceptual discussion PhD student - wider than oneself, embodied performance (located, reacating) Dynamic figure: shifting (emerging and residual elements) the knowledge worker Power to resist Why entrepreneurial? Because the ultimate economy interview, 2014) ultimate goal goal is to is to prepare prepare them them for the for the economy, and for their role in the economy (EC
WHO? And HOW? Decision-making - levels Figure boundaries constructed, contested and negotiated Stakeholders who sets the trend? EC privileged position soft governance You don t get the grant if you don t follow the principles (former EC official, 2014)
Neoliberal knowledge economy imaginary Constructing and defining problems Sense of urgency competitiveness re-skilling PhDs agenda around economy, not education knowledge economy; industry; training - contested
New figure of the PhD student emerging in EU policy arena Complex phenomenon involving multiple levels, actors Implications for universities
THANK YOU! coba@dpu.dk
