1st Edition

Empires of Knowledge in International Relations Education and Science as Sources of Power for the State

By Anna Wojciuk Copyright 2018
256 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Historical Background and the Theoretical Model

Chapter 2. The Role of Education and Science in the State-Building Process

Chapter 3. Human Capital and Knowledge in Economic Theory

Chapter 4. International Distribution of Power and State Strategies

Chapter 5. Structural Factors: Governance, Institutions, Norms, Transnational Regimes

Conclusion

Biography

Anna Wojciuk is Associate Professor in the Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, Poland.