Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea
This paper discusses an important dimension of the globalization of science by investigating the lived experiences of nineteen expatriate scientists in six institutions in South Korea. Although much has been written on the globalization and science, few works have dealt with scientific expertsʼ m...
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| author | Park, Hyung Wook |
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| description | This paper discusses an important dimension of the globalization of science by
investigating the lived experiences of nineteen expatriate scientists in six institutions
in South Korea. Although much has been written on the globalization and science,
few works have dealt with scientific expertsʼ migration across national borders in
contemporary contexts. In this regard, the lives of foreign science professors in Korea
offer an interesting case, as they illustrate how the ideas of global science both
clash with and appropriate Koreaʼs local practices and discourses. I argue that the
globality of science is a main factor that fosters the continued Korean stay of many
foreign scientists, who manage and appropriate what is entailed in this globality,
namely, Koreaʼs perceived status as a peripheral country in the dynamics between
“center” and “periphery.” This includes several strategies and unintended situations
differing according to each foreign scientistʼs ethnic origins, professional experiences,
and institutional circumstances, which lead them to make sense of their continued
stay in Korea |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1476262021-04-07T07:20:17Z Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea Park, Hyung Wook School of Humanities Humanities::General Globalization Expatriate Scientists This paper discusses an important dimension of the globalization of science by investigating the lived experiences of nineteen expatriate scientists in six institutions in South Korea. Although much has been written on the globalization and science, few works have dealt with scientific expertsʼ migration across national borders in contemporary contexts. In this regard, the lives of foreign science professors in Korea offer an interesting case, as they illustrate how the ideas of global science both clash with and appropriate Koreaʼs local practices and discourses. I argue that the globality of science is a main factor that fosters the continued Korean stay of many foreign scientists, who manage and appropriate what is entailed in this globality, namely, Koreaʼs perceived status as a peripheral country in the dynamics between “center” and “periphery.” This includes several strategies and unintended situations differing according to each foreign scientistʼs ethnic origins, professional experiences, and institutional circumstances, which lead them to make sense of their continued stay in Korea 2021-04-07T07:20:17Z 2021-04-07T07:20:17Z 2018 Journal Article Park, H. W. (2018). Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea. Journal of Science and Technology Studies (과학기술학연구), 18(3), 45-101. 1738-9291 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147626 3 18 45 101 en Journal of Science and Technology Studies (과학기술학연구) © 2018 Korean Association of Science and Technology Studies (한국과학기술학회). All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Humanities::General Globalization Expatriate Scientists Park, Hyung Wook Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title | Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title_full | Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title_short | Living as foreign scientists : stories of nineteen expatriate professors in South Korea |
| title_sort | living as foreign scientists stories of nineteen expatriate professors in south korea |
| topic | Humanities::General Globalization Expatriate Scientists |
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