Portuguese policies fostering international student mobility: a colonial legacy or a new strategy?
| Autor: | Thais França, Beatriz Padilla, Elisa Alves |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Postcolonialism (international relations)
0507 social and economic geography Study abroad Colonialism Education Cape verde Postcolonialism Political science Lusophone space ISM International relations Cape Verde Portugal 05 social sciences 050301 education Policy analysis language.human_language Economy Angola Foreign policy language Portuguese 050703 geography 0503 education Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | This paper explores policies on international student mobility to Portugal from within the Lusophone space, analyzing the cases of Angola, Cape Verde and Brazil. We argue that Portuguese strategies to attract international students respond to different demands and interests embedded in its geopolitical memberships. One the one hand, they respond to pressure from the European Commission to increase the internationalisation level within the European Higher Education Area. On the other hand, they are embedded within Portugal’s desire to continue its influence over the former colonies. We analyze available statistical data and policy documents on Angolan, Cape Verdean and Brazilian students in Portugal, using insights from postcolonial theoretical frameworks. Our results suggest that Portuguese policies on international student mobility, even if discontinuous over time, still aim at maintaining a leading role among the Portuguese-speaking countries, through practices rooted in neocolonial logics. However, Portugal’s membership of the European Union propels the need to adapt to wider political forces through contextual and opportunistic strategies as well. |
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