Cuts endanger Anglo-American supremacy
UK universities could be eclipsed by those in emerging economies such as China and instead become more aligned with their middle-ranking counterparts in continental Europe if public funding continues...
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Sun sets on Western dominance as East Asian Confucian model takes lead
The US approach to higher education is no longer the world leader as the "Confucian model" has put East Asia's universities at the cutting edge.This was the argument set out by Simon Marginson,...
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International Law in World Politics: An Introduction
Author: Shirley V. ScottEdition: Second revisedPublisher: Lynne RiennerPages: 325Price: ?17.95ISBN 9781588267450The study of international law in the contemporary period is no longer confined to a...
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From where I sit - 'Pure' and 'impure' thought
"Welcome to the Land of the Pure," a feminist professor proclaimed with a twinkle during my recent research trip to Pakistan. Yet in the aftermath of the assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor...
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Raymond Allchin, 1923-2010
The leading British expert on Indian archaeology, whose interests embraced much of the culture and history of South Asia, has died.Raymond Allchin was born in Harrow on 9 July 1923 and educated at...
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Turkey: A Short History
A historical narrative about Turkey is impressive but lacks a framework, warns M. ?¨¹kr¨¹ Hanio?lu
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The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
Donald MacRaild is impressed by a new spin on British imperialism, seen through the eyes of siblings
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After the exodus, will foreign students return to Japan?
Universities face an uncertain future in the wake of the earthquake, reports Michael Fitzpatrick
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Crouching tigers ready to pounce
Yale boss welcomes 'audacious' ambitions of emerging Asian nations. Phil Baty reports
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Support for reputation measure; respondent profiles boost confidence
The use of reputation surveys in university rankings is controversial. Many do not like the combination of subjective information with objective data and there are concerns that reputation surveys...
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Recruit more home staff to foreign hubs, report urges
Quality warning for overseas campuses that fail to export 'institutional culture', writes John Morgan
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The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change
Rapid global temperature shifts are nothing new, as Steve Yearley learns from a cold country's core
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The 'Mickey Mouse' that roared: media studies takes on its critics
Manifesto project strives to defend subject and clarify its aims and impact. Matthew Reisz writes
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Economics round-up
Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel DataAuthor: Jeffrey M. WooldridgeEdition: SecondPublisher: MIT PressPages: 1,096Price: ?49.95ISBN 9780262232586This second edition aims to offer a...
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Scandal of sonic abuse
One man's music is so often another man's noise, laments Malcolm Gillies