How Geopolitics Shapes Higher Education Internationalization: Institutional Responses to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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| Title: | How Geopolitics Shapes Higher Education Internationalization: Institutional Responses to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Merli Tamtik, Alina Jasmin Felder |
| Source: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2024 16(3):163-177. |
| Availability: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, War, Political Influences, Politics of Education, Higher Education, International Education, Global Approach, Democratic Values, Universities, Responses |
| Geographic Terms: | Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Germany |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
| Abstract: | Values such as peace, mutual understanding, and solidarity have long been subsidiary to the aim of pursuing competition and revenue through the internationalization of higher education (HE). With the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, higher education institutions demonstrated strong support for peace and solidarity. Yet, the extent to which we are witnessing a return to an international politics rationale driving HE internationalization remains unclear. Using Canada and Germany as case studies, this paper compares how international conflict impacts HE internationalization practices from a host institution perspective. The developed theoretical framework connects HE crisis literature with novel approaches to HE institutions in global geopolitics. Data were analyzed through critical policy analysis, focusing on university presidents' statements and institutional press releases. The key finding suggests the dominance of the logic of appropriateness whereby a geopolitical rationale governs institutional responses in a context where widely shared democratic values are under attack. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1436851 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Values such as peace, mutual understanding, and solidarity have long been subsidiary to the aim of pursuing competition and revenue through the internationalization of higher education (HE). With the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, higher education institutions demonstrated strong support for peace and solidarity. Yet, the extent to which we are witnessing a return to an international politics rationale driving HE internationalization remains unclear. Using Canada and Germany as case studies, this paper compares how international conflict impacts HE internationalization practices from a host institution perspective. The developed theoretical framework connects HE crisis literature with novel approaches to HE institutions in global geopolitics. Data were analyzed through critical policy analysis, focusing on university presidents' statements and institutional press releases. The key finding suggests the dominance of the logic of appropriateness whereby a geopolitical rationale governs institutional responses in a context where widely shared democratic values are under attack. |
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| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
