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Book Synopsis2021 ASHE/CIHE Award for Significant Research on International Higher EducationU.S. Power in International Higher Education explores how internationalization in higher education is not just an educational endeavor, but also a geopolitical one. By centering and making explicit the role of power, the book demonstrates the United States’s advantage in international education as well as the changing geopolitical realities that will shape the field in the future. The chapter authors are leading critical scholars of international higher education, with diverse scholarly ties and professional experiences within the country and abroad. Taken together, the chapters provide broad trends as well as in-depth accounts about how power is evident across a range of key international activities. This book is intended for higher education scholars and practitioners with the aim of raising greater awareness on the unequal power dynamics in internationalization activities and for the purposes of promoting more just practices in higher education globally.
Trade Review"
U.S. Power in International Higher Education provides a welcome critical perspective concerning the complexities of global higher education relations." -- Philip G. Altbach * Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College *
"Sharp, focused, and highly original, this collection will permanently change thinking about international higher education in the United States.” -- Simon Marginson * Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford *
"A unique and timely collection which uncovers the United States's concentration of geo-political power in international higher education in the context of a pandemic, growing cross-national suspicion and the legitimation of racism. Essential reading for everyone concerned with enhancing international higher education for the common good." -- Rajani Naidoo * coeditor of The Globalization of Higher Education *
"International student strategies must change, says ACE" by Mary Beth Marklein * University World News *
"US Power covers a lot of ground conceptually and empirically, and offers timely analysis of COVID-19’s impact on international higher education. For those new to the field, it provides a good introduction to the geopolitics of international higher education, and specifically, American power in this space. For more seasoned researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, the book synthesizes major themes and dynamics, and offers a solid foundation upon which to pursue new lines of inquiry and change."
* Teachers College Record *
"
U.S. Power in International Higher Education provides a welcome critical perspective concerning the complexities of global higher education relations." -- Philip G. Altbach * Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College *
"Sharp, focused, and highly original, this collection will permanently change thinking about international higher education in the United States.” -- Simon Marginson * Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford *
"A unique and timely collection which uncovers the United States's concentration of geo-political power in international higher education in the context of a pandemic, growing cross-national suspicion and the legitimation of racism. Essential reading for everyone concerned with enhancing international higher education for the common good." -- Rajani Naidoo * coeditor of The Globalization of Higher Education *
"International student strategies must change, says ACE" by Mary Beth Marklein * University World News *
"US Power covers a lot of ground conceptually and empirically, and offers timely analysis of COVID-19’s impact on international higher education. For those new to the field, it provides a good introduction to the geopolitics of international higher education, and specifically, American power in this space. For more seasoned researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, the book synthesizes major themes and dynamics, and offers a solid foundation upon which to pursue new lines of inquiry and change."
* Teachers College Record *
Table of ContentsInternational Higher Education as Geopolitical Power
Jenny J. Lee
Part I: Geopolitics and the Regulation of Higher Education
2 International Education as Soft Power: A History of Changing Governments, Shifting Rationales, and Lessons Learned
Roopa Desai Trilokekar
3 What Do Global University Rankings Tell Us about U.S. Geopolitics in Higher Education?
Ellen Hazelkorn
4 International Accreditation as Geopolitical Space: U.S. Practices as “Global Standards” for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Gerardo L. Blanco
Part II: National and Global Research
5 Geopolitical Tensions and Global Science: Understanding U.S.-China Scientific Research Collaboration through Scientific Nationalism and Scientific Globalism
John P. Haupt and Jenny J. Lee
6 Concepts for Understanding the Geopolitics of Graduate Student and Postdoc Mobility
Brendan Cantwell
Part III: University Internationalization Strategies
7 Exploring Geopolitics in U.S. Campus Internationalization Plans 113
Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Sean Jung-Hau Chen, and Pempho Chinkondenji
8 The Life Cycle of Transnational Partnerships in Higher Education
Dale LaFleur
Part IV: Students and International Learning
9 Global Positional Competition and Interest Convergence: Student Mobility as a Commodity for U.S. Academic Imperialism
Christina w. Yao
10 Global Competence: Hidden Frames of National Security and Economic Competitiveness
Chris R. Glass
11 Internationalizing the Curriculum: Conceptual Orientations and Practical Implications in the Shadow of Western Hegemony
Sharon Stein
Part V: Concluding Thoughts
12 Where Do We Go from Here?
Jenny J. Lee and Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez
Notes on Contributors
Index
