The Internationalisation of Higher Education: Towards a new research agenda in critical higher education studies

We are in the middle of a fundamental transformation of the global architecture which is challenging the supremacy of the US, and to a certain extent of Europe, in economic and also in normative terms. The financial crisis has further accentuated this shift in the post-Cold War architecture, with China becoming an engine of globalisation. The essays in this volume shed light on the role of higher education (HE) and its internationalisation in this transformation, focusing on the different regions of the world. The new role of UNESCO is also examined. The empirical findings of these studies are part of a new research agenda in higher education studies, one that goes beyond a #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;higher educationism#xE2;#xAC;" limiting itself to a simple description of institutional changes in HE in the light of internationalisation. They advance an interdisciplinary perspective drawing on accounts from critical theory, international relations and international political economy. This perspective takes into account the strategic selectivity, transformation and struggles related to this major transformation of HE and its contribution to a new global architecture. This book was originally published as a special issue of Globalisation, Societies and Education.