From Bologna to welfare nationalism: International higher education in Denmark, 2000-2020

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Abstract

The paper presents the case of international higher education in Denmark from 1999 to recent political moves to limit international student recruitment. Building on concepts adopted from theories on nationalism, the authors trace the origins of an anti-internationalisation discourse to the 2000s. An analysis of documents produced by universities, politicians and national media reveals continuity in two key areas. First, the language debate of 2007-9 draws attention to the growing use of English in HE. Second, a welfare nationalist discourse can be traced back to a 2013 EJC verdict, which confirmed EU citizens' rights to Danish student grants.

Original languageEnglish
JournalLanguage and Intercultural Communication
Volume21
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)223-236
Number of pages14
ISSN1470-8477
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2021

Keywords

  • Globalisation
  • higher education
  • international education
  • nationalism
  • policy
  • politics

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