Transnational mobility and the spaces of knowledge production: a comparison of global patterns, motivations and collaborations in different academic fields

Jöns, Heike

doi:10.5194/sg-2-97-2007

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“…Some of the most frequently used are the regional provenance, career paths, and scientifi c travel of the people in question (Ackers, L. 2005;Baar-Cantoni, R. and Wolgast, E. 2012;Harvey, W. 2010;Heffernan, M. and Jöns, H. 2013;Jöns, H. 2007Jöns, H. , 2008Jöns, H. , 2009Jöns, H. , 2014Schuch, T. 2010a,b, 2012a,b). Scientifi c relations can be measured by collaboration in joint research projects (Bukau, B. and Tolle, R. 2012;Raditsch, L. 2012;Seltmann, S. 2012), the distribution of coauthors in joint publications (Wellnitz, E.M. 2012), the spatial distribution of former graduates of a professor or faculty (Eckart, W.U.…”

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Knowledge environments in universities

Marynen

2015

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Talent, motivation, and wealth of ideas are not the only characteristics determining how successfully a scholar's research and academic career develops. What we academics call creative is never the result of individual action alone. Learning processes and research are situated in environments, organisational structures, and spatial relations. We cannot study scientifi c creativity by isolating scholars and their works from the social and historical milieu in which their actions are carried out. A stimulating environment and a talented individual must come together and interact before a creative process can occur. This article addresses four questions: What elements constitute a local knowledge environment? How can a local knowledge environment aff ect learning and research processes? How can one measure the impact of a knowledge environment and avoid the trap of determinism? What theoretical concepts can contribute to the analysis of knowledge environments and the explanation of their impact?

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Knowledge environments in universities

Marynen

2015

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“…This issue has been subject to some debate, with some authors pointing out the limitations of publications as an expression of collaboration. These include namely major differences between fields in terms of (co)publication practices and time lag problems given that outputs may only be produced in the future (Katz and Martin, 1997;Jöns, 2007). In addition, looking at the relevance of networks from the standpoint of returning scientists may also require us to take into account other effects that are not necessarily reflected in direct collaborations that produce outputs (Melin and Persson, 1996), such as the mediator role of more senior scientists towards other groups/networks; the access to sources of funding; and the opportunities for additional mobility for the scientists or their teams.…”

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“…The choice of these three broad scientific fields 1 was based on the assumption that they represent substantially diverse research environments, with different modes of organisation in terms of knowledge production and exchange and, namely, with different approaches to mobility (Ackers, 2005;Jöns, 2007), which are relevant to contrast and compare.…”

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“…Policies which encouraged the most talented scientists to conduct doctoral studies or post doctoral research in foreign centres of excellence were expected to enable access to advanced knowledge in fields that were absent or underdeveloped in the home country (Veugelers, 2010). In addition, mobility was also expected to provide scientists with opportunities to become part of international scientific networks (Ackers, 2005;Jöns, 2007;Mahroum, 2000;Williams et al, 2004). These networks could be mobilised upon their return, benefiting both the individuals and the organisations that employed them.…”

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The Impact of Long-term Scientific Mobility on the Creation of Persistent Knowledge Networks

2013

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International scientific mobility is a strategic element in the science policies of several countries, being often equated with the development of extensive knowledge networks that can be mobilised by the scientists (and their organisations) upon their return. The objective of this paper is to understand whether and in which conditions mobility leads to the development of knowledge links that are long lasting and effectively play a key role in scientists' activities. In conceptual terms, the influence of mobility is explained through the opportunities it provides for temporary co-location in one organisation, and thus for the creation of social, cognitive and organisational proximity between scientists, which are critical for knowledge transmission and which can persist after the individuals draw apart. This conceptual framework supports an empirical analysis of the impact of two types of long term mobility -for training and professional purposes -on the creation of "persistent knowledge networks", in the case of Portuguese scientists. The results show that mobile scientists are more likely to have foreign organisations in their core knowledge network. Even more importantly, they reveal a high incidence of organisations that were part of the scientists' trajectory in these networks, providing some confirmation to the effects of colocation. However, these effects are not always present: the research also identifies some factors -related with personal characteristics, career situation, scientific field, time, geographical distance, motivations to move -that increase the likelihood of network persistence, which differ for the two types of mobility. AcknowledgmentsResearch conducted in the context of the project MOBISCIENCE: Scientists´mobility in Portugal: trajectories and knowledge circulation (PTDC/ESC/64411/2006), funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, whose support is gratefully acknowledged.2

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“…Jöns 5 , por exemplo, assinala que, a despeito da recente convergência de interesses sobre as relações entre espaço e ciência, já não é mais suficiente dizer que a geografia faz diferença. É preciso ir além e discutir como; como o conhecimento trafega por entre diferentes espaços de práticas sociais idiossincrásicas, locais e mestiças.…”

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Uma geografia para a ciência faz diferença: um apelo da Saúde Pública

Guimarães

2010

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Introdução O encontro entre a ciência e a geografia compõe o cenário do texto que segue. De todas as atividades humanas, a ciência é ainda aquela menos tensionada pelo olhar da geografia, aqui tomada como o campo dedicado ao estudo dos princí-pios da organização espacial das atividades humanas 1 . Ainda que o conceito "contexto" se faça presente em várias linhas de investigação cientí-fica, no geral o espaço é pouco problematizado, quando não simplesmente tomado como um a priori, uma coisa em si. Quando entendido como "um conjunto indissociável de sistemas de objetos e sistemas de ações" 2 (p. 18), fixos e fluxos de processos materiais e de significação, o espaço encontra a ciência em várias perspectivas e angulações, dando forma a diferentes paisagens e topografias que iluminam o caráter múltiplo e heterogêneo dos processos de produção, circulação e incorporação do conhecimento. Se e como essa perspectiva pode auxiliar no entendimento e resolução dos desafios da saúde publica, é o que se propõe aqui discutir.Inúmeras metáforas, oriundas de diversas áreas disciplinares, dão conta de diferentes perspectivas da espacialidade da atividade científica: "geografia(s) do conhecimento", "geografia(s) da ciência", "espaço(s) do conhecimento", "lugares do conhecimento" 3 . Tal diversidade de concepções desagrada alguns especialistas, que pedem mais rigor nas categorias analíticas do espaço ARTIGO ARTICLE

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Transnational mobility and the spaces of knowledge production: a comparison of global patterns, motivations and collaborations in different academic fields

Cited by 108 publications

References 36 publications

Knowledge environments in universities

Knowledge environments in universities

The Impact of Long-term Scientific Mobility on the Creation of Persistent Knowledge Networks

Uma geografia para a ciência faz diferença: um apelo da Saúde Pública

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