Aid as Transnational Social Capital

Korea's Official Development Assistance in Higher Education

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ID2867917
AuthorsRennie J Moon (Yonsei University), Gi-Wook Shin (0009-0007-4436-6185, Yonsei University)
Year2016
Volume89
Issue4
Pages817-837
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePacific Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379
PublisherPacific Affairs (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5509/2016894817
OpenAlexW2561492403
LanguageEN
Citations received2

In this paper, we explore a new framework for higher education official development assistance (ODA) with a focus on the transnational bridging benefits of social capital. We first explain why and how a transnational social capital approach can improve the current focus on human resources and local bridges in higher education development. We then illustrate its merits by examining, 1) the transnational bridging potential of social capital formed by foreign students currently studying in Korea; and 2) the actual transnational social capital contributions of foreign professionals who returned home after completing a Korean higher education ODA program. In doing so, we direct particular attention to the value of transnational social capital in promoting development cooperation and public diplomacy. We conclude by discussing how our approach has conceptual importance and practical implications for development cooperation in higher education

Capital (architecture) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Social capital · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Development and Aid · Law

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