Algorithmic Governance and Comparative Education in Times of Polycrisis: Digital Monitoring, Institutional Compliance, and Educational Systems

This chapter examines algorithmic governance as an emerging dimension of comparative education in times of polycrisis. It investigates how educational institutions and systems in different national contexts respond to digital monitoring, data-driven evaluation, algorithmic decision-making, and institutional compliance during periods of social, economic, and political disruption. Rather than treating algorithmic governance solely as a technological or administrative issue, the chapter situates these practices within Comparative Education as an academic and scientific field, asking how cross-national differences in educational structures, policy frameworks, institutional cultures, and governance arrangements shape responses to digital oversight. By bringing comparative methodology into dialogue with research on algorithmic governance, the chapter develops a framework for examining how educational systems negotiate visibility, accountability, and performative compliance under conditions of polycrisis. It contributes to current debates on comparative education research, educational policy, digital transformation, and the future of the field.