The essays in this volume shed light on the role of higher education (HE) and its internationalisation in this transformation, focusing on the different regions of the world.

Eva Hartmann teaches International Relations in the Institute of Political and International Studies at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her current research focuses on international political economy, international law, postcolonial studies, state theory, labour policy and higher education.

Selected Contents: 1. Current internationalisation: the case of France Annie Vinokur 2. The selectivity of translation: accountability regimes in Chilean and South African higher education Barbara Dickhaus 3. Current internationalisation: The case of the USA Christopher Newfield 4. Brazilian Higher Education from a post-colonial perspective Denise Leite 5. The UNESCO: a pawn or a global player? Eva Hartmann 6. The Bologna Process as a hegemonic tool of Normative Power Europe: the case of Chilean and Mexican Higher Education Francis Espinoza Figueroa 7. Small world: access to higher education between methodological nationalism and international organisations Gäele Goastellec 8. Mediating and Managing Internationalisation in African Higher Education Mala Singh 9. Singapore: bridgehead of the West or counterforce? The s[t]imulation of creative and critical thought in Singapore's higher education policies Maria Hoofd 10. Soft Power and Higher Education: An Examination of China's Confucius Institutes Rui Yang 11. Current internationalisation: The case of the UK Susan Robertson