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Research Partnership Over Neocolonialism: Max Planck Society Policy in Latin America

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North-South University Research Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Theoretical approaches to North-South research partnerships have highlighted how they foster better capacity building and also come with embedded external cultural controls. An analysis of the German Max Planck Institutes’ work in Latin America illustrates how cooperation on the Northern side is promoted by well-defined programs, while on the Southern side is supported by governmental and university policies strengthening the academic environment and its international partnerships, particularly in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. However, while these collaborations give researchers from the global South greater access to a wider realm of international activity, the agendas within which they operate are still largely determined by Northern partners, which may exclude greater influence by Southern peers.

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    The Max Planck Society operates through dozens of Max Planck Institutes and facilities worldwide that conduct basic research in the areas of the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

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Pineda, P., Streitwieser, B. (2018). Research Partnership Over Neocolonialism: Max Planck Society Policy in Latin America. In: Gregorutti, G., Svenson, N. (eds) North-South University Research Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75364-5_11

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