Global Mobility Of Research Scientists

Author : Aldo Geuna
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128016817

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Global Mobility of Research Scientists by Aldo Geuna Pdf

Global Mobility of Research Scientists: The Economics of Who Goes Where and Why brings together information on how the localization and mobility of academic researchers contributes to the production of knowledge. The text answers several questions, including "what characterizes nationally and internationally mobile researchers?" and "what are the individual and social implications of increased mobility of research scientists?" Eight independent, but coordinated chapters address these and other questions, drawing on a set of newly developed databases covering 30 countries, including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and China, among others. Combines theoretically sound and empirically fascinating results in one volume that has international and interdisciplinary appeal. Covers topics at the forefront of academic, business, and policy discussions Data used in the chapters available at a freely-accessible website

Author : Adrian Favell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351481380

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The Human Face of Global Mobility by Adrian Favell Pdf

Alongside flows of trade and capital, the free movement of professionals, technical personnel, and students is seen as a key aspect of globalization. Yet not much detailed empirical research has been completed about the trajectories and experiences of these highly skilled or highly educated international migrants. What little is known about these forms of "global mobility," and the politics that surround them, contrasts with the abundant theories and accounts of other types of international migration--such as low income economic migration from less developed to core countries in the international political economy. Drawing on the work of a long-standing discussion group at the Center for Comparative and Global Research of UCLA's International Institute, this collection bridges conventional methodological divides, bringing together political scientists, sociologists, demographers, and ethnographers. It explores the reality behind assumptions about these new global migration trends. It challenges widely held views about the elite characteristics of these migrants, the costs and consequences of the brain drain said to follow from the migration of skilled workers, the determinants of national policies on high skilled migrants, and the presumed "effortlessness" of professional mobility in an integrating world. The volume also sheds new light on international student migration, the politics of temporary, non-immigrant workers in the United States, new international forms of regulating movement, and the realities of the everyday lives of multinational employees in the world's transnational cities. Key differences between the regional contexts of this migration in Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific are also emphasized.

Author : Andrés Solimano
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191538568

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The International Mobility of Talent by Andrés Solimano Pdf

Entrepreneurs, technical experts, professionals, international students, writers, and artists are among the most highly mobile people in the global economy today. These talented elite often originate from developing countries and migrate to industrial economies. Many return home with new ideas, experiences, and capital useful for national development, whilst others remain to produce quality goods and services that are useful everywhere in the global economy. The economic potential of globalization is ultimately dependent on the international mobility of highly talented individuals that transfer knowledge, new technologies, ideas, business capacities, and other creative capabilities. Developing countries and advanced economies may both gain from this mobility if it is effectively and smartly managed. This volume, with original contributions from outstanding international experts in the subject, provides a novel analysis of the main determinants and development impact of talent mobility in the global economy.

Author : Louise Ackers,Bryony Gill
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848444867

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Moving People and Knowledge by Louise Ackers,Bryony Gill Pdf

The book can be seen as a welcomed contribution to this field of study. . . [it] raises some important questions and problems of scientific mobility. Høgni Kalsø Hansen, Papers in Regional Science This is a very timely book looking at East West migration, which has recently become a hot political issue in various West European countries. It does an excellent job in laying out the intricacies of mobility that affect different groups, particularly knowledge migrants . The book successfully shows that knowledge migrants follow different motivational routes than other groups of migrants in their choice of mobility between institutes and nations. It makes a valuable contribution to a growing body of research that seeks to change established thinking and rhetoric about migration and to shift it from a dualistic thinking of migration in terms of economic vs. non-economic migrants. What this book shows is that the professional identity of people often supersedes their nationalities in relation to why and where they move. Sami Mahroum, NESTA, UK Based on excellent empirical research on migrating scientists from Poland and Bulgaria to the UK and Germany, this book follows an innovative agenda which is crucial to the world today the movement of people and the movement of knowledge. It achieves this by a creative blend of analysing personal stories, embedded in their professional and family networks, on the one hand, and macro-scale discussions of brain drain, brain gain and national and European policy implications on the other. Russell King, University of Sussex, UK This book makes a timely contribution to understanding the circulation of scientific knowledge via international mobility. It skillfully combines an analysis of structural and institutional changes, with a focus on individual circumstances, life courses and motivations. The outcome is a compelling account of the role of international migration in the transfer of knowledge across borders, and in shaping the careers of individual scientists. This places people and human mobility at the heart of the debate about how the knowledge economy is produced and reproduced. Allan Williams, London Metropolitan University, UK Moving People and Knowledge provides a fresh examination of the processes of highly skilled science migration. Focusing on intra-European mobility and, in particular, on the new dynamics of East West migration, the authors investigate the movement of Polish and Bulgarian researchers to and from the UK and Germany. Key questions include: who is moving, how long for, and why? In addressing the motivations and experiences of mobile scientists and their families, insights into professional and personal motivations are provided, demonstrating how relationships, networks and infrastructures shape decision-making. This book provides a useful perspective on the implications of increasing researcher mobility for both sending and receiving regions and the individuals concerned which is necessary for the construction of future policies on sustainable scientific development. This empirical account provides a nuanced analysis of the duration and flow of scientific mobility showing the prevalence of repeat and shuttle moves in science careers. It will be of particular interest to researchers in European social policy, migration studies and EU law, as well as policymakers in the field of highly skilled migration especially those working on the free movement of persons provisions and the European Research Area and European Area of Higher Education.

Author : Koen Jonkers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136994173

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Mobility, Migration and the Chinese Scientific Research System by Koen Jonkers Pdf

China’s rise is having a large impact on the global science system. The internalisation of this system in the past two decades would not have been possible without the outbound and especially the return flows of overseas Chinese scientists. This book explores their impact combining macro-level institutional and statistical analysis with an account of how the research culture has changed at the operational level. The theoretical framework used departs from the human capital approach, by building on literature from migration studies and evolutionary theories of the science system. It presents the results of an innovative mix of quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. Overseas Chinese scientists and returnees are shown to have played an important role in shaping the internal development of the Chinese research system, as well as its relationship with research systems in Western Europe and North America. Now that the situation is improving, return has become an increasingly interesting option for expatriate researchers. This development may result in a virtuous cycle. Based on extensive and original empirical research Mobility, Migration and the Chinese Scientific Research System will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students of research systems in general and the Chinese research and innovation system in particular.

Author : Toni Gabaldón
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Brain drain
ISBN : 9783865374554

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Career Paths and Mobility of Researchers in Europe by Toni Gabaldón Pdf

Author : Scott L. Montgomery
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226010045

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Does Science Need a Global Language? by Scott L. Montgomery Pdf

In early 2012, the global scientific community erupted with news that the elusive Higgs boson had likely been found, providing potent validation for the Standard Model of how the universe works. Scientists from more than one hundred countries contributed to this discovery—proving, beyond any doubt, that a new era in science had arrived, an era of multinationalism and cooperative reach. Globalization, the Internet, and digital technology all play a role in making this new era possible, but something more fundamental is also at work. In all scientific endeavors lies the ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge, and now this can be accomplished in a single tongue— English. But is this a good thing? In Does Science Need a Global Language?, Scott L. Montgomery seeks to answer this question by investigating the phenomenon of global English in science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, what advantages and disadvantages it brings, and what its future might be. He also examines the consequences of a global tongue, considering especially emerging and developing nations, where research is still at a relatively early stage and English is not yet firmly established. Throughout the book, he includes important insights from a broad range of perspectives in linguistics, history, education, geopolitics, and more. Each chapter includes striking and revealing anecdotes from the front-line experiences of today’s scientists, some of whom have struggled with the reality of global scientific English. He explores topics such as student mobility, publication trends, world Englishes, language endangerment, and second language learning, among many others. What he uncovers will challenge readers to rethink their assumptions about the direction of contemporary science, as well as its future.

Author : Stuart C. Carr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781441962089

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The Psychology of Global Mobility by Stuart C. Carr Pdf

Human mobility has been a defining feature of human social evolution. In a global community, the term "mobility" captures the full gamut of types, directions, and patterns of human movement. The psychology of mobility is important because movement is inherently behavioral. Much of the behavioral study of mobility has focused on the negative – examining the trauma of forced migration, or the health consequences of the lack of adaptation – but this work looks into the benefits of mobility, such as its impact on career capital and well-being. Recent years have witnessed a phenomenal increase in efforts to understand human mobility, by social scientists, think-tanks, and policymakers alike. The book focuses on the transformational potential of mobility for human development. The book details the historical, methodological, and theoretical trajectory of human mobility (Context), followed by sections on pre-departure incentives and predispositions (Motivation), influences on acculturation, health and community fit (Adjustment), and changes in career capital, overcoming bias, and diaspora networks (Performance).

Author : Li Yu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000998122

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Does Overseas Experience Matter? by Li Yu Pdf

The book explores the academic characteristics, career development, and impacts of “foreignness” of Chinese overseas returnees in research universities. It provides valuable insights into the international mobility of academics and the challenges and opportunities that returnee scholars face in terms of research, teaching, international exchange, income, academic promotion, job satisfaction, and career mobility in their academic careers. Using first-hand large-scale survey data, the author presents quantitative analyses of the international mobility of Chinese academics at the individual level. She evaluates the impact of overseas experience on academic career development, and further proposes practical policy suggestions to attract and retain returnee talent in academia in China. The book’s findings have important implications for policy-makers, university administrators, and academics who seek to address the challenges and opportunities of international academic careers and promote the internationalization of research universities in China and beyond.

Author : Ingmar Weber,Kareem M. Darwish,Claudia Wagner,Emilio Zagheni,Laura Nelson,Samin Aref,Fabian Flöck
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030349714

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Social Informatics by Ingmar Weber,Kareem M. Darwish,Claudia Wagner,Emilio Zagheni,Laura Nelson,Samin Aref,Fabian Flöck Pdf

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Social Informatics, SocInfo 2019, held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2019. The 17 full and 5 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 86 submissions. The papers presented in this volume cover a broad range of topics, ranging from the study of socio-technical systems, to computer science methods to analyze complex social processes, as well as social concepts in the design of information systems.

Author : Anatoly Oleksiyenko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317803300

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Global Mobility and Higher Learning by Anatoly Oleksiyenko Pdf

This book examines learning-mobility tensions and ties caused by convergences and divergences of social, organizational and cognitive forces in global higher education. As some of these forces generate status anxiety, and others enhanced self-worth, this volume asks the questions: How can students navigate treacherous education markets to reduce the former and increase the latter? Which specific forces and confluences enhance the quality of self-discovery? Does the search for identity and meaning produce better results when conducted internationally? Which transformative drivers of global mobility enhance social mobility? What allows some students to gain the capacity for impactful higher learning at a time when others lose it? Why are strategically minded students increasingly concerned about equality and the quality of contribution to the common good of education, rather than about their own status? What makes some places of learning stand out when students recount their journeys of self-discovery and roads to self-worth? This book includes a broad range of stories and firsthand perspectives that are often overlooked in the process of internationalization of higher education. The narratives offer important insights to consider, given the ever-increasing disquiets of competitiveness-oriented global higher education.

Author : Rajika Bhandari,Shepherd Laughlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : College student mobility
ISBN : 0872063151

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Higher Education on the Move by Rajika Bhandari,Shepherd Laughlin Pdf

The book, the second in a series on key issues in international exchange, examines the effects of recent developments in higher education, the world economy, and government policy on global student and scholar mobility. The publication, written by national and international experts in global education, explores the growth and evolution of student and scholar exchange, including the emergence of joint- and dual- degree programs and increasing competitiveness in science and technology. More than 2.9 million students now seek higher education outside their home countries, an increase of 57 percent in the last decade.

Author : Rajika Bhandari,Peggy Blumenthal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230117143

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International Students and Global Mobility in Higher Education by Rajika Bhandari,Peggy Blumenthal Pdf

This book examines current trends in global student mobility patterns in several key host and destination countries, including the United States, China, India, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, and Germany, among others, and will explore the national and global-level factors that contribute to these trends.

Author : Sarrico, Cláudia S.,Rosa, Maria J.,Carvalho, Teresa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839102639

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Research Handbook on Academic Careers and Managing Academics by Sarrico, Cláudia S.,Rosa, Maria J.,Carvalho, Teresa Pdf

This timely Research Handbook provides a broad analysis and discussion on how academics are managed. It addresses key issues, including the changing nature of academic work and academic labour markets, issues of power, leadership, ageing, human resource management practices, and mobility.

Author : Kurt Dopfer,Richard R Nelson,Jason Potts,Andreas Pyka
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429677724

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Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics by Kurt Dopfer,Richard R Nelson,Jason Potts,Andreas Pyka Pdf

While dating from post-Classical economists such as Thorstein Veblen and Joseph Schumpeter, the inception of the modern field of evolutionary economics is usually dated to the early 1980s. Broadly speaking, evolutionary economics sees the economy as undergoing continual, evolutionary change. Evolutionary change indicates that these changes were not planned, but rather were the result of innovations and selection processes. These often involved winners and losers, but most importantly, they resulted in actors learning what was and was not working. Evolutionary economics, in contrast to mainstream economics, emphasises the relevance of variables such as technology, institutions, decision rules, routines, or consumer preferences for explaining the complex evolutionary changes in the economy. In so doing, evolutionary economics significantly broadens the scope of economic analysis, and sheds new light on key concepts and issues of the discipline. This handbook draws on a stellar cast list of international contributors, ranging from the founders of the field to the newest voices. The volume explores the current state of the art in the field of evolutionary economics at the levels of the micro (e.g. firms and households), meso (e.g. industries and institutions), and macro (e.g. economic policy, structure, and growth). Overall, the Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics provides an excellent overview of current trends and issues in this rapidly developing field.