Empires of Knowledge in International Relations

Education and Science as Sources of Power for the State

Anna Wojciuk

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138065246
• eBook ISBN: 9781351660860
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This volume offers the first systematic account of how education and science have become sources of power for the states in international relations and what factors have effected this development.

Drawing together extensive empirical data on the USA, the EU, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and China, Wojciuk explores the factors and mechanisms through which education and science translate into the international position of different states, highlighting how they continue to contribute to the reproduction of the centre-periphery system in global politics. Written in an accessible style, the author argues that these factors increase the likelihood of success for states in international relations, even if in themselves, they cannot guarantee it. Specifying the ways in which education and science contribute to the power of a state in international relations, Wojciuk focuses on mechanisms involved in state-building processes and economic development, and invokes cases of successful competitive strategies involving education and science.

This work will be of interest to scholars in a wide range of subjects including education research, international relations and international political economy.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright page
• Table of Contents
• List of illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Historical background and the theoretical model
• 2 The role of education and science in the state-building process
• 3 Human capital and knowledge in economic theory
• 4 International distribution of power and state strategies
• 5 Structural factors: governance, institutions, norms, transnational regimes
• Conclusion
• Index