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Turbulence and Bifurcation in North–South Higher-Education Partnerships for Research and Sustainable Development

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The article analyzes processes and objectives of transnational higher-education partnerships (THEPs) devoted to research and sustainable development by applying concepts and insights from chaos theory, Rosenau’s work on turbulence, Farazmand’s contributions on institutionalized chaos and the management of cascading crises, and the transnational-competence framework. The bifurcation of research and development activity into asymmetrical and symmetrical processes and objectives provides the focus for analysis. Building on Farazmand’s insight regarding the positive possibilities of transformative change, the conclusion explores possibilities for amplifying the symmetrical trajectory. Given the structural forces of global capitalism and local political constraints, the range of symmetrical process- and outcome-path possibilities for THEPs is now bounded by the strange attractors of resource inequalities and collaborative decision making. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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  • Peter Koehn, 2012. "Turbulence and Bifurcation in North–South Higher-Education Partnerships for Research and Sustainable Development," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 12(4), pages 331-355, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:12:y:2012:i:4:p:331-355
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-012-0176-9
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