[en] Research on international organizations (IOs), both intergovernmental and non governmental, has become an important strand in comparative education. At the same time, strikingly absent in this large body of research is a large-N perspective on IOs themselves, representing a level of analysis in its own right where geography, discourse, and networks are reflected in conference activities. We examine data on 37,649 international education conferences organized by 6,634 IOs and analyze patterns of geographic distribution, discursive shifts, and network dynamics as they evolve over the twentieth century until today. We find that over time conferencing has become geographically less Western, much more substantively differentiated, and far more networked. At the same time, Europe, together with Asia, remains the hotspot of conference activity and the network structure reflects a clear core-periphery pattern with the UN, and particularly UNESCO, representing the pivotal hub of the entire field.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
ZAPP, Mike ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences > Department of Social Sciences > Team Justin J W POWELL ; Luxembourg Institute of Socioeconomic Research
MARQUES, Marcelo ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) > Education and Society ; Luxembourg Institute of Socioeconomic Research
Brant, Thiago; University of Luxembourg ; University of Luxembourg ; Luxembourg Institute of Socioeconomic Research
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
The Structures of World Society: Geography, Discourse, and Interorganizational Networks in Global Education, 1900–2018
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