Knowledge Diplomacy in International Relations and Higher Education

Professor Jane Knight, affiliated with  the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies at the University of Johannesburg is a longstanding scholar of the international, intercultural and global dimensions of international higher education and more recently of international relations. Her work in over 75 countries with universities, governments, and UN Agencies helps to bring a comparative, development, and international perspective to her research, teaching and policy work. She is the author of numerous publications and sits on the advisory boards of different international organizations, universities, and journals. She holds a PhD in Higher Education and a PhD in Political Science and is the recipient of several international awards including two honorary doctorates.

“The book represents a significant conceptual advance in several areas. ... This is very important for higher education scholars insofar as it facilitates analysis by bringing clarity and focus regarding the interconnections between higher education and international relations. ... The timing of the book is right, and the endeavour is praiseworthy. ... Knight’s book is an important step on this path.” (Edmund Adam, Higher Education, Vol. 87 (2), 2024)

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Examining Contemporary Diplomacy: Changes and Challenges.- Chapter 3: Focus on  Soft Power.- Chapter 4: The Changing World of International Higher Education, Research and Innovation.- Chapter 5: How Diplomacy Scholars Frame the Role of IHERI as  Cultural, Public And Education Forms of Diplomacy and Soft Power.- Chapter 6: Diplomacy Scholars’ Perspectives on the Role of IHERI as Science Diplomacy.- Chapter 7: Higher Education Scholars’ Perspectives  On The Role Of IHERI In International Relations.- Chapter 8: Knowledge Diplomacy:  A Definition and Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 9: Differentiating Knowledge Diplomacy from Soft Power and Cultural, Science, Education and Public Forms of Diplomacy.- Chapter 10: Examples of IHERI initiatives using a Knowledge Diplomacy Approach.- Chapter 11: Key Findings and Issues for Further Research on Knowledge Diplomacy.