How is policy made in higher education, particularly in the wake of recent economic turbulence? Has policy development converged internationally, and if so, what impact has this had on academic life and institutions? What role does policy-oriented research play in shaping the direction of higher education? Are universities grappling in common ways with issues of access and equity?

Making Policy in Turbulent Times provides a historically informed and nuanced response to these and other questions. Distinguished scholars and administrators from across the globe identify economic challenges and pressures facing universities, compare policy developments in numerous jurisdictions, and demonstrate the ways in which networks and lobbyists achieve results.

Cogently argued, Making Policy in Turbulent Times contributes significantly to new research, and will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners alike.

Paul Axelrod is professor and former dean of the Faculty of Education at York University.

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Roopa Desai Trilokekar is associate professor at York University and co-editor of Making Policy in Turbulent Times: Challenge and Prospects for Higher Education.

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Theresa Shanahan is associate professor and former associate dean in the Faculty of Education at York University and is a member of York’s graduate program in Public Policy, Administration, and Law.

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Richard Wellen is associate professor in the Department of Social Science at York University.

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