@article{Steiner-Khamsi:294669,
      recid = {294669},
      author = {Steiner-Khamsi, Gita},
      title = {New directions in policy borrowing research},
      address = {2016},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      abstract = {Research on policy borrowing is a well-established  research area of comparative education. Over the past 20  years or so it gained prominence among globalization  scholars. Of great interest is not so much the question of  which reforms "travel" internationally, and which ones are  homebound, but rather why traveling reforms resonate in a  given context and at a specific moment, and how they are  subsequently translated or locally adapted. In addition to  issues of reception and translation, questions on the  politics and economics of policy transfer are central to  this research area. Empirical studies have shown that  borrowing reforms from other countries, from other sectors  within a country, or from "international standards" broadly  defined often help coalition-building in a country. Policy  borrowing also helps to mobilize financial resources,  especially when it is preceded by political talk of falling  behind some international standards or "best practices."  Therefore, the methods of inquiry used, the type of  research questions asked, and the conclusions drawn in this  body of research tend to address political and economic  aspects of educational reform. Arguably, a transnational  perspective is indispensable to carry out this kind of  intellectual project. The academic preoccupation with  policy borrowing has helped to formulate the contours of  comparative policy studies. The article provides a brief  overview of the main tenets of policy borrowing research  and then focuses specifically on three aspects: policy  reception, policy projection, and the rise of the global  education industry as a new actor and beneficiary of global  education policy.},
      url = {http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/294669},
}