Global inequality in the academic system: effects of national and university symbolic capital on international academic mobility
Global inequality in the academic system: effects of national and university symbolic capital on international academic mobility
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学术体系中的全球不平等：国家和大学象征资本对国际学术流动性的影响
DOI：
10.1007/s10734-018-0231-8
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
5
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Daniel Drewski
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作者：
J. Gerhards;S. Hans;Daniel Drewski
全球学术体系在中心、半边缘和边缘之间有等级结构。我们分析了一个国家和一所大学在这个科学声誉等级中的地位在多大程度上影响了博士生的国际流动机会。我们利用国际博士生发给德国社会学教授的假申请进行了一项探索性实验研究，这些教授被要求在计划的研究访问期间担任导师。我们的假申请者来自全球学术体系的核心和边缘：耶鲁大学、宾夕法尼亚州立大学、新加坡国立大学和越南国立大学河内分校。结果显示，来自这两所美国院校的申请人比其他申请人得到了更多积极和更个性化的反馈。这表明了国家科学声誉的重要性。此外，我们可以表明，大学的象征资本似乎比一个部门的质量更重要。
The global academic system is hierarchically structured between a center, a semi-periphery and a periphery. We analyze to what extent the position of a country and a university within this hierarchy of scientific reputation shapes doctoral students’ chances of international mobility. We conducted an exploratory experimental study using fake applications of international doctoral students sent to German sociology professors, who were asked to serve as supervisors during a planned research visit. Our fake applicants come from the core and periphery of the global academic system: Yale, Pennsylvania State University, National University Singapore, and Vietnam National University Hanoi. The results show that applicants from both US institutions get more positive and more personal feedback than the other applicants. This points to the importance of national scientific reputation. Moreover, we can show that universities’ symbolic capital seems to be more important than the quality of a department.