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Article: ‘West is must, the rest is optional’: epistemic injustice and positional good in international research collaboration
Title | ‘West is must, the rest is optional’: epistemic injustice and positional good in international research collaboration |
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Keywords | Epistemic injustice Global research system International research collaboration Positional competition Turkey |
Issue Date | 24-Oct-2023 |
Publisher | Springer |
Citation | Higher Education, 2023 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The global research system is pluralising as more researchers and institutions around the world contribute to knowledge creation. However, global research remains highly unequal because of the hegemonic influence yielded by Global North/West. The unequal dynamics impact the dynamics of international research collaboration (IRC). Through in-depth qualitative interviews, this study investigates the dynamics of epistemic injustice, positional good and hegemony in IRC. The data are collected from the Turkish higher education system because its unique position at the Global North/West and South/East borders can make the distinctions and inequalities more visible. Findings indicate that Fricker’s (2007) epistemic injustice and Hirsch’s (1976) positional competition are crucial factors in creating or reinforcing hegemony in IRC. A strong value is attached to collaborating with Global Northern/Western scholars or institutions. IRC with the West seems to procure a higher epistemic value. The higher epistemic value increases positional competition to collaborate with those in the Global North/West. Also, funding obtained from the Global North/West is seen as more credible and valuable, reinforcing the main argument for the higher epistemic value and positional good ascribed to IRC with the Global West/North. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340983 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.065 |
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dc.contributor.author | Oldac, Yusuf Ikbal | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nkansah, Jacob Oppong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yang, Lili | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T10:48:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T10:48:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-10-24 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Higher Education, 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0018-1560 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340983 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>The global research system is pluralising as more researchers and institutions around the world contribute to knowledge creation. However, global research remains highly unequal because of the hegemonic influence yielded by Global North/West. The unequal dynamics impact the dynamics of international research collaboration (IRC). Through in-depth qualitative interviews, this study investigates the dynamics of epistemic injustice, positional good and hegemony in IRC. The data are collected from the Turkish higher education system because its unique position at the Global North/West and South/East borders can make the distinctions and inequalities more visible. Findings indicate that Fricker’s (<a title="Fricker, M. (2007). Epistemic injustice. Oxford University Press. https://doi-org.eproxy.lib.hku.hk/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198237907.001.0001 " href="https://link-springer-com.eproxy.lib.hku.hk/article/10.1007/s10734-023-01127-4#ref-CR18">2007</a>) epistemic injustice and Hirsch’s (<a title="Hirsch, F. (1976). Social limits to growth. Taylor & Francis." href="https://link-springer-com.eproxy.lib.hku.hk/article/10.1007/s10734-023-01127-4#ref-CR25">1976</a>) positional competition are crucial factors in creating or reinforcing hegemony in IRC. A strong value is attached to collaborating with Global Northern/Western scholars or institutions. IRC with the West seems to procure a higher epistemic value. The higher epistemic value increases positional competition to collaborate with those in the Global North/West. Also, funding obtained from the Global North/West is seen as more credible and valuable, reinforcing the main argument for the higher epistemic value and positional good ascribed to IRC with the Global West/North.<br></p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Higher Education | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Epistemic injustice | - |
dc.subject | Global research system | - |
dc.subject | International research collaboration | - |
dc.subject | Positional competition | - |
dc.subject | Turkey | - |
dc.title | ‘West is must, the rest is optional’: epistemic injustice and positional good in international research collaboration | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10734-023-01127-4 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85174595152 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1573-174X | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001091021800002 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0018-1560 | - |