The objectives of the first funding phase - a broad empirical investigation of multiple competition, interdisciplinary theory development, relevance of the results for the investigation of multiple competition in other areas of society, relevance for higher education policy and science funding - are also central to the second phase.
In addition, questions relating to the internationalization of the German system and international comparison in connection with the topic of "multiple competition" will come into focus.
With regard to internationalization, there are developments at all relevant stakeholder levels that go beyond the national framework. In terms of multiple competition, all three levels - individuals, organizations and the state - are interlinked and influence each other. The aim is to analyze the developments at these levels and their links in the analysis of the German system.
Firstly, by contrasting similarities and differences with other national systems, international comparisons should enable the specifics of the German case and questions of generalizability to be better understood than before. Secondly, the role of the state in multiple competition is to be analyzed in more detail by means of international comparison. Thirdly, a type formation at the organizational level is aimed at, which allows universities to be compared with each other in their positions and embeddings across national systems.