Asia’s Rising Research Dominance

Universities and State Building

Mats Benner, Dean, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden

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Providing an in-depth and cutting-edge investigation into the rise of Asian research practices and paradigms, Mats Benner examines how this rise has been accomplished, what effects it has had, and how it has shaped universities across seven Asian countries.

‘Mats Benner’s new book provides an expansive and much needed analysis on the campaign by Asian universities, and their governments, to be among the world’s most productive in research, with a laser focus on building nation-state economies. What sets Asia’s Rising Research Dominance apart is the nuance provided in the distinct national case studies – China, Hong Kong and Macau, Taiwan, India, Japan, South Korea. Here is a story of a dramatic trajectory, where the goal at first was simply quantity in research productivity, and now increasingly quality and economic impact.’
– John Aubrey Douglass, University of California, Berkeley, US

‘If you want to understand how the global balance of research power is rapidly shifting, then this is the book. Moving authoritatively across Asian “knowledge nations”, the emerging research landscape is expertly navigated, probed and explored. One is left convinced that research policy is crucially bound up with processes of nation-building, globalization and international power. Asia is ascending. And Mats Benner is the perfect analyst and guide. Highly recommended for anyone curious to learn more about the scientific rise of Asia – and to ponder what this will mean for universities, researchers and states across the world.’
– Alan Irwin, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark