Rational-Choice Neo-Institutionalism in Europeanization in the UK and Germany: A Toolkit Offered by Their Memberships in the European Higher Education Area

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of an increasingly political nature of the rationales behind the memberships of the UK and Germany in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This analysis is guided by rational-choice neo-institutionalism and is based on expert interviews with key stakeholders in both countries as well as their relevant official communications. This article serves as an important stepping-stone to the investigation of the link between EHEA memberships and its signatories’ external politics.