Bildungspolitik durch internationale Organisationen

To what degree is education policy subordinate to international governance (PISA; Bologna)? The rise of an international education policy is a significant development, as it has led to changes in both the tasks and achievements of states. For historic reasons only few policy arenas (military, police, and court systems) are relatively closely linked to national sovereignty and autonomy. Education is a state prerogative because it both increases the economic capacity of states and serves to integrate society into national structures. Globalization is now doubly challenging to state sovereignty: first through the spread of markets for goods, services, persons, and knowledge capital; and second through transnational, partially supranational politics of international organizations. This empirical study shows how the OECD has successfully established soft governance mechanisms of coordination, opinion formation, and benchmarking. The conclusion discusses whether and how these developments will contribute to a global isomorphism of education policy.     

Provisorien als Dauereinrichtung. Zur Wahl organisierter Unterkünfte für Asylsuchende durch die öffentliche Hand

Reporting some central results of an Austrian regional study this paper deals with the selection of accommodations for asylum seekers made by the public authorities. One of the main characteristics of this selection is the permanent use of buildings which are thought to be used only as temporary arrangements. Despite the fact that most asylum seekers have to live under these conditions for many years their stay is typically presented in the form of a temporary anomaly - a confusing phenomenon on the edge of society. The article discusses the authorities’ point of view as well as the experiences of the affected municipalities and outlines some important consequences.