Transnational mobility networks and academic social capital among early‐career academics: beyond common‐sense assumptions
Martine Schaer, Cédric Jacot & Janine Dahinden
| Résumé |
Academic mobility is increasingly presented as indispensable for a
successful academic career. This imperative is rooted in the
assumption that mobility contributes to academic excellence because
it allows academics to build transnational academic networks. Based
on biographical interviews and an analysis of the mobility networks
of early‐career academics at three universities (Zurich,
Cambridge, and UCLA), we examine the composition of these
academics’ networks at different times and discuss the role of
transnational ties within them. We find that increased mobility
does indeed result in more transnational networks, but it does not
increase academic social capital. The additional transnational ties
mainly consist of transnational kinship and friendship relations.
Furthermore, the mobility of early‐career academics triggers
various forms of mobility among their family members. Finally,
early‐career academics can build transnational academic ties
without necessarily becoming mobile themselves, thanks to the
mobility of higher‐ranked academics. |
| Mots-clés |
ACADEMICS, ACADEMIC SOCIAL CAPITAL, QUALITATIVE MIXED METHODS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY |
| Citation | Schaer, M., Jacot, C., & Dahinden, J. (2020). Transnational mobility networks and academic social capital among early‐career academics: beyond common‐sense assumptions. Global Networks. A Journal of Transnational Affairs, Special Issue: How qualitative Social Network analysis can offer new opportunities in transnational migration research, 1-23. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 12-10-2020 |
| Nom du périodique | Global Networks. A Journal of Transnational Affairs |
| Volume | Special Issue: How qualitative Social Network analysis can offer new opportunities in transnational migration research |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/glob.12304 |
| Liée au projet | Transnational Mobility of Academics in the Early Stages o... |