Open AccessInternationalization and Global Tension: Lessons from History
Author(s) -
Philip G. Altbach,
Hans de Wit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2015.81.8726
Subject(s) - internationalization , cold war , politics , political science , internationalization of higher education , political economy , development economics , international trade , economics , law
Internationalization in higher education has always been linked to historical and political events. This article discusses how the dramatic events of the 20th century, such as the two world wars, and the Cold War, affected internationalization.