Success Narratives of Eight Local University Alliances in European Capital Cities

Eight local university alliances in European capital cities are analyzed for their success narratives and self-evaluations. The 61.9 KB document by Lise Moawad, last updated in April 2026, compares alliances in Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris, Brussels, Bratislava, Stockholm, and Berlin. This organizational theory-based study uses public documents and press reports to explore how these networks establish standards and foster legitimacy.

Use Cases

• Comparative analysis of alliance objectives and self-reported achievements based on the case studies mentioned.
• Textual analysis of success narratives and legitimacy-building strategies based on the described public documents.
• Study of multi-scale governance structures in higher education based on the described superimposition of scales.

Strengths

• Focuses on eight specific case studies in major European capitals, providing a defined comparative scope.
• Analysis is based on public documents and press reports, suggesting a foundation in publicly available materials.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 61.9 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited textual scope, likely a research paper or report.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Lise Moawad via figshare

Collection Method

Analysis of public documents and press reports for a comparative study.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 06:50:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

European capital cities: Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris, Brussels, Bratislava, Stockholm, Berlin