1st Edition

Enhancing Asia-Europe Co-operation through Educational Exchange

By Georg Wiessala Copyright 2011
272 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

289 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the ideas of knowledge-transfer and higher education exchange in the relationship between the European Union and countries, regions, universities and think-tanks across Asia. It critically investigates some discourses of particular relevance to the cognitive framework of the academic discipline of ‘European Studies’, as currently taught across a number of countries in the Asia... Read more

1. Introduction: The Asia-Europe ‘www of Learning’ and the ‘Asia-Europe Conversation’  2. ‘Lands of Charm and Cruelty’: The Roles of ‘Learning’, ‘Imagination’ and ‘Myth’ in the Asia-Europe Encounter  3. Theoretical Perspectives on EU-Asia Inter-Cultural Contacts  4. Battling for Brains: Diplomacy between Education, Declaration and Aspiration: Knowledge-Transfer and Exchange in the EU’s ‘Asia Policies’  5. Maximalist Institutionalism versus Gradual Incrementalism: Human Rights, Learning and EU-Asia Relations  6. Inter-Cultural Communication in Practice: Academic Cooperation, Curriculum Development and the Discipline of ‘European Studies’ in the EU-Asia Dialogue  7. Overall Conclusion: The Weaving of New Silk Routes and of the Asia-Europe "www" of Learning: Successes and Drawbacks

Biography

Georg Wiessala is Professor of International Relations at the University of Central Lancashire