The Comparative Politics of Education

'This edited volume is a truly exceptional piece of scholarship, bringing together leading scholars in the comparative study of education. The individual chapters provide an in-depth analytical perspective on education reforms in different countries both in the [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] and beyond. Terry M. Moe and Susanne Wiborg have masterfully managed to integrate the individual chapters into an overarching theoretical framework. In doing so, their contribution will have a lasting and significant impact on the agenda of the growing research field of the comparative study of the politics of education.' Marius R. Busemeyer, University of Konstanz, Germany
'The Comparative Politics of Education will do a great deal more than just command the attention of scholars of education, political science, and public policy. It will put them into productive conversation. In illuminating reports from the field and the brilliant synthesis of Moe and Wiborg, we witness vested interests working in diverse settings to shape politics and political institutions to their own advantage. With sweeping and probing insight, this volume promises to shake up disciplinary boundaries and carve out new space for the comparative study of education.' William Howell, Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics, University of Chicago
'Terry M. Moe and Susanne Wiborg are correct: educators seldom study politics and political scientists rarely study education. This book is brings light to the connection between the two and is essential reading for anyone interested in education reform.' Merilee Grindle, Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, Emerita, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
'The Comparative Politics of Education provides a terrifically useful framework for understanding the role of teachers Unions across a wide range of countries, explaining why education reform has worked better in some countries than others. It is a superb and unique source for anyone interested in this critical subject.' Francis Fukuyama, Mosbacher Director, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University
'Their detailed case studies of teacher union influence in Europe, the United States, as well as Japan, Mexico, and India offers an encompassing and thorough analysis that contributes considerably to our understanding of the politics of education. A must-read for anyone interested in education.' Julian Garritzmann, EuropeNow