Academic in-sourcing: International postdoctoral employment and new modes of academic production

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-114

  Cantwell, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic labour; Internationalisation; Postdoctorate work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952531248     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.550032     Document Type: Article

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