Universities and the Europe of Knowledge: Ideas, Institutions and Policy Entrepreneurship in Europea

List of Abbreviations Preface PART I: UNIVERSITIES AND THE EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE Ideas Do Not Arrive Out of the Blue PART II: THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN EC HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY Origins: The Proposal for a European Community University, 1955-57 Conflicting Visions of European Higher Education, 1958-61 Experimenting with Intergovernmentalism, 1961-69 Creating the Policy Domain for Higher Education, 1970-72 Stabilising the Policy Domain, 1973-76 Implementing the Action Programme in Higher Education, 1977-84 Attaining a Goal: The Erasmus Decision, 1985-87 PART III: THE EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE - WHY THE IDEA RECURS Policy Entrepreneurship in EU Higher Education: Process, Actions, Identities Conclusions Epilogue Appendices Notes Primary Sources Bibliography Index