TY - JOUR
T1 - Negotiation and Officalisation
T2 - how commissions and task forces contribute to adult education policy in Italy and Denmark
AU - Milana, Marcella
AU - Rasmussen, Palle Damkjær
PY - 2018/4/6
Y1 - 2018/4/6
N2 - In this article we examine and contrast how the work of commissions and task forces, assembled to negotiate consensus on important policy issues, contributed to reforms affecting adult education in Italy and Denmark over the period 2000-2016. First, we conceptualise the work of commissions and task forces as a key, yet underexplored, element in national policy reforms, then outline the methodology employed. Following is our comparative analysis. Our discussion highlights that commissions and task forces have been an important element in both countries, and at least three dimensions help explain their country-specific functions: 1) the type of the national political system; 2) its ideological strength over time; and, 3) the nature of its relation to the European Union (EU). We suggest that these dimensions should be adequately considered in further studies.
AB - In this article we examine and contrast how the work of commissions and task forces, assembled to negotiate consensus on important policy issues, contributed to reforms affecting adult education in Italy and Denmark over the period 2000-2016. First, we conceptualise the work of commissions and task forces as a key, yet underexplored, element in national policy reforms, then outline the methodology employed. Following is our comparative analysis. Our discussion highlights that commissions and task forces have been an important element in both countries, and at least three dimensions help explain their country-specific functions: 1) the type of the national political system; 2) its ideological strength over time; and, 3) the nature of its relation to the European Union (EU). We suggest that these dimensions should be adequately considered in further studies.
KW - Adult education
KW - adult learning
KW - commission
KW - Denmark
KW - Education policy
KW - Italy
KW - Task force
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85053146241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela245
DO - 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela245
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2000-7426
VL - 9
SP - 211
EP - 227
JO - European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
JF - European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
IS - 2
ER -