20 years have passed since the Bologna declaration which has deeply changed the Higher Education System not only in Europe but worldwide. This introduction gives a tour of the contributions contained in the special issue of the journal “innovation”. It argues that soft policies proved to be a mighty instrument for catching and focussing societal change and speeding it up. The worldwide shift towards policies of national interest might therefore also slow down processes of change and modernisation.

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博洛尼亚–欧洲高等教育和谐的乌托邦

自博洛尼亚宣言宣布以来已经过去了20年，它不仅改变了欧洲乃至全世界的高等教育体系。本简介介绍了“创新”杂志特刊中的贡献。它认为，软政策被证明是捕捉和关注社会变革并加速其发展的强大工具。因此，世界范围内向国家利益政策的转变也可能减缓变革和现代化的进程。