Gulf-funding of British Universities and the Focus on Human Development
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We use quantitative content analysis to compare the academic publications and events of Gulf-funded Middle East research institutions in the uk to those that have not received such funding from a Middle Eastern donor. Our results provide some support for hypotheses about funding leading to a bias in the selection of research topics. We show that Gulf-funding of uk Middle East Studies research institutions is associated with less focus on democracy and human rights than non-funded comparable institutions. Moreover, we show that Gulf-funded institutions focus more on their donor countries than do non Gulf-funded institutions, but that they give more attention to issues of education and youth unemployment than issues of democracy, human rights, and gender equality when writing about their donor countries.
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Christopher Davidson, “It’s Hard to Bite the Hand That Feeds,” Times Higher Education, 27 October 2011 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/its-hard-to-bite-the-hand-that-feeds/417909.article; Simeon Kerr, “Western Universities’ Reputations at Stake in Gulf Links,” Financial Times, 20 October 2013 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e8f1d8a-170d-11e3-9ec2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3jxla77du.
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Gulf-funding of British Universities and the Focus on Human Development
In: Middle East Law and GovernanceSearch for other papers by Jonas Bergan Draege in
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We use quantitative content analysis to compare the academic publications and events of Gulf-funded Middle East research institutions in the uk to those that have not received such funding from a Middle Eastern donor. Our results provide some support for hypotheses about funding leading to a bias in the selection of research topics. We show that Gulf-funding of uk Middle East Studies research institutions is associated with less focus on democracy and human rights than non-funded comparable institutions. Moreover, we show that Gulf-funded institutions focus more on their donor countries than do non Gulf-funded institutions, but that they give more attention to issues of education and youth unemployment than issues of democracy, human rights, and gender equality when writing about their donor countries.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 359 | 54 | 2 |
| Full Text Views | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 22 | 6 | 1 |