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In this chapter, the distinction between ‘cosmopolitan’ and ‘local’ established by Gouldner in the 1950s is used to examine universities in the context of global higher education systems. It is suggested here that cosmopolitan universities are research-oriented and enjoy international visibility, wealth, and prestige. Although being a cosmopolitan university has a positive connotation, it is argued that there are geopolitical considerations that do not always come into view in examining universities and internationalisation trends. Some prestigious universities enjoy and reinforce their academic capital while others are on the fringes of research and academic productivity. By analysing the patterns of international collaboration exhibited by Latin American academics in the field of higher education, this chapter offers a critical perspective on co-authorship as an expression of academic dependency. Geopolitical considerations for a more fruitful development of international collaboration in higher education are offered.
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Guzmán-Valenzuela, C. (2022). Cosmopolitan or Locals: Deconstructing the Patterns of Co-authorship in Higher Education Studies in Latin America. In: Otrel-Cass, K., Laing, K.J.C., Wolf, J. (eds) Partnerships in Education . Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98453-3_5
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