Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout

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Andres, Mercedes Victoria
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2026
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This article examines higher education and knowledge as Global Public Goods from a Global South perspective, arguing that their roles in development, inclusion, and innovation cannot be fully understood through dominant liberal internationalization frameworks shaped in the Global North. It asks how knowledge and internationalization can be rethought to challenge academic dependency and reposition universities as infrastructures for inclusive development. Using a Global Public Goods framework, the analysis focuses on four dimensions: (a) trajectories of internationalization, (b) universities as catalysts for development, (c) student mobility and repatriation as mechanisms to convert mobility into domestic capacity, and (d) state leadership and public financing in higher education, science, and technology. Drawing on qualitative analysis from China, Argentina, and Brazil, the study finds that state investment strengthens research capacity, while internationalization remains tied to Global North circuits of recognition. It concludes that recentering knowledge as a Global South public good is essential to reposition universities for equitable, sovereign, and development-oriented internationalization.
Fil: Andres, Mercedes Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación. Programa de Investigación en Sociología de la Educación; Argentina
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Global Public Goods
Higher Education
Internationalization in the Global South
Return Migration
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
title Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
spellingShingle Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
Andres, Mercedes Victoria
Global Public Goods
Higher Education
Internationalization in the Global South
Return Migration
title_short Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
title_full Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
title_fullStr Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
title_sort Knowledge as a global public good: Universities and inclusive development in the Global Sout
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andres, Mercedes Victoria
author Andres, Mercedes Victoria
author_facet Andres, Mercedes Victoria
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Global Public Goods
Higher Education
Internationalization in the Global South
Return Migration
topic Global Public Goods
Higher Education
Internationalization in the Global South
Return Migration
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article examines higher education and knowledge as Global Public Goods from a Global South perspective, arguing that their roles in development, inclusion, and innovation cannot be fully understood through dominant liberal internationalization frameworks shaped in the Global North. It asks how knowledge and internationalization can be rethought to challenge academic dependency and reposition universities as infrastructures for inclusive development. Using a Global Public Goods framework, the analysis focuses on four dimensions: (a) trajectories of internationalization, (b) universities as catalysts for development, (c) student mobility and repatriation as mechanisms to convert mobility into domestic capacity, and (d) state leadership and public financing in higher education, science, and technology. Drawing on qualitative analysis from China, Argentina, and Brazil, the study finds that state investment strengthens research capacity, while internationalization remains tied to Global North circuits of recognition. It concludes that recentering knowledge as a Global South public good is essential to reposition universities for equitable, sovereign, and development-oriented internationalization.
Fil: Andres, Mercedes Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación. Programa de Investigación en Sociología de la Educación; Argentina
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