Cross-border skill formation and institutional bricolage: the case of Luxembourg and its neighbors

  • The core argument of this paper is that Luxembourg’s location between the larger European nations of France and Germany is constitutive of skill development in this small state. On the one hand, Luxembourg continuously borrows educational models and principles from its two large(r) neighbors – which both represent major European models of skill formation. Thus, in Luxembourg’s skill formation system, ele-ments from these two ‘big’ states get ‘mixed,’ although they are not necessarily complementary. On the other hand, Luxembourg compensates for its small size through impressive levels of cross-border activity with neighboring subnational regions in France, Germany, and Belgium – including in the cross-border provision of training. It does this through institutional bricolage and direct cooperation with neighboring countries – in this way significantly enlarging the scope and capacities of its national education system.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Lukas GrafORCiD, Daniel Tröhler
Parent Title (English):Borders and Cross-Border Labor Markets: Opportunities and Challenges
Publisher:UniGR-CBS
Place of Publisher:Trier
Publication year:2020
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:23
Last Page:33
Related URL:https://ubt.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1390
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25353/ubtr-xxxx-d64d-92a8
Release Date:2020/04/03
Tag:Education and training, Cross-border regions, Institutional bricolage, Luxembourg, Greater Region
Volume:3
Edition:Borders in perspective - thematic issue
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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