Yr Athro Manuel Souto-Otero
Senior Lecturer
Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
- souto-oterom@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 0327
- 1.21, Adeilad Morgannwg, Rhodfa’r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3WA
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I joined Cardiff University in 2015, from the University of Bath. My main areas of interest are education policy analysis and evaluation. I have a particular interest in the link between education and work, social stratification and inequalities, internationalisation in education and the governance of education systems (including non-formal education). Most of my work focuses on post-compulsory education. I make use of a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in my work.
I have undertaken a large number of consultancy projects on education issues for the European Commission, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), various government departments in the UK and internationally, think-tanks and voluntary sector organisations.
I hold a DPhil. in Social Policy from the University of Oxford. I am originally from Santiago de Compostela.
2020
- Brown, P. and Souto-Otero, M. 2020. The end of the credential society? An analysis of the relationship between education and the labour market using big data. Journal of Education Policy 35(1), pp. 95-118. (10.1080/02680939.2018.1549752)
- Van Mol, C., Caarls, K. and Souto-Otero, M. 2020. International student mobility and labour market outcomes: an investigation of the role of level of study, type of mobility, and international prestige hierarchies. Higher Education
2019
- Souto-Otero, M.et al. 2019. Erasmus+ higher education impact study. Project Report. [Online]. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2766/162060
- Besic, A.et al. 2019. Skills audits: Tools to identify talent. Project Report. [Online]. Brussels: Publications Office of the European Union. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2767/993047
- Souto-Otero, M. 2019. Globalization of Higher Education, Critical Views. In: Teixeira, P. N. and Shin, J. C. eds. Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer
- Souto-Otero, M. 2019. Private companies and policy- making: Ideological repertoires and concealed geographies in the evaluation of European education policies. European Educational Research Journal 18(1), pp. 34-53. (10.1177/1474904118804745)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2019. Key state policies in Higher Education. In: Amey, M. J. and David, M. E. eds. The Sage Encyclopedia of Higher Education., Vol. 5. Sage Publishing
2018
- Brown, P., Lloyd, C. and Souto-Otero, M. 2018. The prospects for skills and employment in an age of digital disruption: A cautionary note. Project Report. [Online]. Oxford: Available at: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/?person=the-prospects-for-skills-and-employment-in-an-age-of-digital-disruption-a-cautionary-note
2017
- 2017. FP7 ex post and H2020 interim evaluation of Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA). Project Report. [Online]. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2766/103174
- Souto-Otero, M. 2017. Neo-liberalism, discursive change and European education policy trajectories. In: Lendvai, N. and Kenneth-Bainton, P. eds. Handbook of European Social Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 284-301.
- Souto-Otero, M. and Enders, J. 2017. International students’ and employers’ use of rankings: a cross-national analysis. Studies in Higher Education 42(4), pp. 783-810. (10.1080/03075079.2015.1074672)
- 2017. European Industrial Doctorates - towards increased employability and innovation. Project Report. [Online]. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2766/643937
2016
- Souto-Otero, M. and Shields, R. 2016. The investment model of volunteering in the EU-27 countries: volunteering, skills development and employability. A multi-level analysis. European Societies 18(5), pp. 487-513. (10.1080/14616696.2016.1228991)
- Devaux, A. and Souto-Otero, M. 2016. Validation and Open Educational Resources (OER): Thematic report for the 2016 update of the European inventory on validation. Technical Report.
- Souto-Otero, M.et al. 2016. OpenCases: case studies on openness in education. Project Report. [Online]. Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre, European Commission. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2791/039825
- Beerkens, M.et al. 2016. Similar students and different countries? An analysis of the barriers and drivers for Erasmus participation in seven countries. Journal of Studies in International Education 20(2), pp. 184-204. (10.1177/1028315315595703)
- Souto-Otero, M. and Whitworth, A. 2016. Adult participation in higher education and the ‘knowledge economy’: a cross-national analysis of patterns of delayed participation in HE across 15 European countries. British Journal of Sociology of Education 38(6), pp. 763-781. (10.1080/01425692.2016.1158639)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2016. Young people’s views of the outcomes of non-formal education in youth organisations: its effects on human, social and psychological capital, employability and employment. Journal of Youth Studies 19(7), pp. 938-956. (10.1080/13676261.2015.1123234)
- Souto-Otero, M. and Beneito-Montagut, R. 2016. From governing through data to governmentality through data: Artefacts, strategies and the digital turn. European Educational Research Journal 15(1), pp. 14-33. (10.1177/1474904115617768)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2016. Validation of non-formal and informal learning in Europe: research, policies, legitimacy and survival.. In: Bohlinger, S., Dang, K. and Klatt, G. eds. Education Policy. Peter Lang
2015
- Souto-Otero, M. and Villalba-Garcia, E. 2015. Migration and validation of non-formal and informal learning in Europe: inclusion, exclusion or polarisation in the recognition of skills?. International Review of Education 61(5), pp. 585-607. (10.1007/s11159-015-9516-7)
- Huisman, J. et al. eds. 2015. The Palgrave international handbook of Higher Education policy and governance. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Souto-Otero, M. 2015. Evaluating European education policy-making in education and training: Between institutional legitimization and policy privatization.. In: Souto-Otero, M. ed. Evaluating European Education Policy-Making. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-25.
- Souto-Otero, M. 2015. Who benefits from EU policy-making in education? : The European Commission and the privatization of education policy. In: Souto-Otero, M. ed. Evaluating European Education Policy-Making. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 166-183.
- Souto-Otero, M. ed. 2015. Evaluating European education policy-making: privatization, networks and the European Commission. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2014
- Villalba-Garcia, E., Souto-Otero, M. and Murphy, I. 2014. The 2014 European Inventory on validation of non-formal and informal learning. Prospects and trends on validation in Europe. Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis 5, pp. 16-19.
2013
- Souto-Otero, M. 2013. Is 'better regulation' possible? Formal and substantive quality in the impact assessments in education and culture of the European Commission. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 9(4), pp. 513-529.
- Souto-Otero, M. and Beneito-Montagut, R. 2013. 'Power on': Googlecracy, privatisation and the standardisation of sources. Journal of Education Policy 28(4), pp. 481-500.
- Souto-Otero, M.et al. 2013. Barriers to international student mobility: evidence from the Erasmus program. Educational Researcher 42(2), pp. 70-77.
- Souto-Otero, M. 2013. Neo-liberalism and continuing vocational training governance in the UK: an examination of three theoretical accounts. Educational Review 65(1), pp. 20-35.
2012
- Souto-Otero, M. 2012. Learning outcomes: good, irrelevant, bad or none of the above? [Editorial]. Journal of Education and Work 25(3), pp. 249-258. (10.1080/13639080.2012.689648)
- Souto-Otero, M. and Ure, O. B. 2012. The coherence of vocational education and training in Norway and Spain: national traditions and the reshaping of VET governance in hybrid VET systems. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 42(1), pp. 91-111. (10.1080/03057925.2011.628836)
2011
- Souto-Otero, M. 2011. Making higher education work: a comparison of discourses in the United Kingdom’s Conservative and Labour Parties’ general election manifestos between 1979 and 2010. Comparative Education Review 55(3), pp. 293-314. (10.1086/660112)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2011. Discretional policies and transparency of qualifications: changing Europe without money and without States?. Oxford Review of Education 37(3), pp. 347-367. (10.1080/03054985.2010.547315)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2011. Breaking the consensus in educational policy reform?. Critical Studies in Education 52(1), pp. 77-91. (10.1080/17508487.2011.536514)
2010
- Souto-Otero, M. 2010. Education, meritocracy and redistribution.. Journal of Education Policy 25(3), pp. 397-413. (10.1080/02680930903576396)
2008
- Souto-Otero, M., Fleckenstein, T. and Dacombe, R. 2008. Filling in the gaps: European governance, the open method of coordination and the European Commission.. Journal of Education Policy 23(3), pp. 231-249. (10.1080/02680930801987786)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2008. The socio-economic background of Erasmus students: A trend towards wider inclusion?. International Review of Education 54(2), pp. 135-154. (10.1007/s11159-007-9081-9)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2008. Estudiantes Erasmus españoles : Beneficios de la participación en el programa y límites socioeconómicos a su acceso.. Panorama Social 6(1), pp. 107-118.
2007
- Souto-Otero, M. 2007. Access to post-compulsory education and training: economic, sociological and political determinants and remaining research gaps. Comparative Education 43(4), pp. 571-586. (10.1080/03050060701611961)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2007. Further education provider specialisation: international experiences and lessons for England. Research in Post-Compulsory Education 12(2), pp. 193-207. (10.1080/13596740701387478)
2006
- Souto-Otero, M. and Whitworth, A. 2006. Equality in higher education in Spain and the UK: mismatch between rhetoric and policy?. Higher Education Quarterly 60(2), pp. 167-186. (10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00315.x)
- Souto-Otero, M. 2006. Evaluación de políticas: una revisión crítica de las definiciones, diseños y métodos. Administracion y Ciudadania 1(1), pp. 173-202.
I teach in the areas of education, social policy and research methods -from undergraduate to doctoral level.
My research focuses on the following areas: (1) the link between education and the labour market and the future of work; (2) education policy and educational inequality, (3) internationalisation in higher education and international student mobility, (4) the social and labour market recognition of non-formal and informal learning, (5) digital governance in education.
I have substantial experience supervising doctoral (PhD/ EdD) theses. I welcome applications for doctoral supervision from highly energetic candidates in the following areas:
- Education policy analysis and evaluation
- Education and labour markets
- Internationalisation in higher education and international student mobility
- European education policy
- Validation of non-formal and informal learning
- Privatisation in education
- Digital governance in education
