The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument

IF 0.7 Q2 AREA STUDIES Baltic Region Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.5922/2079-8555-2023-3-4
German S. Ragozin
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This paper examines how soft power, nation branding and academic cooperation came together in the scholarship policy pursued by the Swedish Institute (SI) from 1995 to 2023. An investigation of the organisation’s materials, scholarship statistics and feedback interviews with SI programme alumni suggests that the implementation of the scholarship policy was erratic during the study period. A comprehensive analysis of the Institute’s efforts was carried out to describe the relationship between nation branding, soft power and education. The focus was on the principles and practices behind promoting Sweden’s image in an international educational setting, the evolution of the Institute’s scholarship policy and the effect of soft power and nation branding on a grantee’s academic track. Interactions between the SI and grantees during and after their stay in the country and scholarship distribution were examined to understand the dynamics behind the scholarship policy. The study draws on the concepts of nation branding and soft power to explore the corresponding elements in certain regional and national cases during the study period. It is concluded that the Institute is an effective tool of Sweden’s soft power, with its scholarship policy promoting the Government’s official position on global social, economic and political development. SI grantees complete their chosen programmes and get acquainted with the country’s social and political institutions. As of today, the educational component seems to be subordinate to nation branding and soft power.
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瑞典学院的奖学金政策是一种软实力工具
本文考察了软实力、国家品牌和学术合作如何在1995年至2023年期间瑞典学院(SI)所追求的奖学金政策中结合在一起。对该组织的材料、奖学金统计数据和对SI项目校友的反馈访谈的调查表明,在研究期间,奖学金政策的实施不稳定。对研究所的努力进行了全面的分析,以描述国家品牌、软实力和教育之间的关系。重点是在国际教育环境中促进瑞典形象的原则和做法,学院奖学金政策的演变以及软实力和国家品牌对受资助者学术轨迹的影响。考察了SI和受助者在该国逗留期间和之后的相互作用以及奖学金分配,以了解奖学金政策背后的动态。本研究借鉴了国家品牌和软实力的概念,在研究期间的某些地区和国家案例中探索相应的要素。结论是,该研究所是瑞典软实力的有效工具,其奖学金政策促进了政府对全球社会,经济和政治发展的官方立场。SI受助人完成他们选择的课程,并熟悉该国的社会和政治机构。在今天,教育的组成部分似乎从属于国家品牌和软实力。
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