Global Networks

Abstract This paper investigates how the developmental ambitions of governments to attract university offshore campuses to Doha, Dubai and Ras al‐Khaimah and these universities’ internationalization strategies affect the three cities’ positionalities. It links interdisciplinary literature on globally uneven geographies of higher education to geographical debates on the intermediating role of cities in regional and global economies. The paper conceptualizes the three cities as a triadic ensemble of gateways for transnational higher education (TNE), thereby contributing to further theorization of gateway cities. The paper shows that the three cities fulfil two crucial gateway functions. First, they connect internationalizing universities with particular student segments from their regional hinterlands seeking access to TNE. Second, they thereby amplify and disperse hegemonic regimes of the globalising knowledge‐based economy in their regional hinterlands. While all three cities share similar functions and rationales, they also have distinct positionalities rooted in different strategies of the respective governments.

Tim Rottleb

Gateway cities for transnational higher education? Doha, Dubai and Ras al‐Khaimah as regional amplifiers in networks of the ‘global knowledge‐based economy’

跨国高等教育门户城市？多哈、迪拜和拉斯海马作为“全球知识型经济”网络中的区域放大器

ABSTRACT Despite significant changes brought about by international migration and global population aging, research on older adults has been primarily focused on proximate care and support networks, overlooking the opportunities available to those affected by migration. Filling these gaps, this article draws on in‐depth interviews with 47 older parents (aged 60+) from Hong Kong who are living in transnational family and social contexts to examine how the utilization of digital technologies impacts their daily lives, particularly in relation to transnational aging. Contrary to the conventional assumption that older adults tend to avoid engaging with new technologies, the participants actively embraced digital technologies. This study shows that first, digital technologies can facilitate practical care for older family members across distances, and challenging care for older adults must necessarily be provided in‐person. Second, connecting not only with geographically separated families but also with friends is central to the daily lives of older adults from migrant background, and digital technologies enable such social connections. Third, beyond the role that digital technologies play in fostering interpersonal connections among older adults—a point that is emphasized in the transnational family literature—digitalization also contributes significantly to personal life satisfaction for such people. This study contends that obtaining a comprehensive analysis of aging necessitates a thorough understanding of the influence of digitalization, extending beyond the limits of localized contexts.

Lucille Lok Sun Ngan

The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Transnational Aging Experience of Older Hong Kongers

数字技术对香港老年人跨国老龄化体验的影响

ABSTRACT This article explores how foreign funders may promote good governance in a country without a history of established democratic processes. It examines the travel of ideas of democracy and human rights from Sweden to Russia through transnational cooperation projects during the period 1991–2005. Considering these projects as forms of high‐stakes translations, the study finds that many of them engaged with Russian society only on a superficial level without embedding ideas in local organizational practices. Identifying the weaknesses often found in such translations, the study points to the difficulty of contributing to a democratic transformation of Russia by means of foreign‐funded projects lacking contextual anchorage.

Zhanna Kravchenko

Noomi Weinryb

Promoting Good Governance Through Transnational Projects: A Study of Swedish Funding in Russia 1991–2005

通过跨国项目促进良好治理：瑞典对俄罗斯资助的研究（1991-2005年）

ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 travel restrictions were especially distressing for migrants, whose transnational lifestyles and networks often rely on travelling, even in older age. Drawing on 20 interviews, this study analyses the effect of COVID restrictions on the transnational lives of older Russian migrants in Finland. The study highlights the importance of physical co‐presence in transnational relationships, showing that older migrants suffered from ‘sensory disconnection’ caused by forced immobility. In Finland, participants typically maintained narrow social circles dominated by kin relations. Amidst the pandemic, they sought comfort through nature and gardening, sensory‐rich practices akin to Soviet‐era dacha practices. Yet, the inability to reconnect physically with their country of origin, particularly for practices such as visits to cemeteries, emerged as a substantial source of emotional distress. Connection with deceased kin was an integral part of their transnational network. The findings suggest that maintaining transnational visits is key to the well‐being of many older migrants.

Laura Kemppainen

Sensory Dislocation and Transnational Ties: Exploring the Forced Immobility of Older Russian Speakers in Finland Amidst COVID‐19 Restrictions

感官错位与跨国联系：探索芬兰老年俄语使用者在新冠疫情限制下的被迫静止状态

ABSTRACT This article explores the experiences of social workers in Poland assisting Ukrainian War refugees in the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion in 2022. It adopts a ‘culture of disaster’ framework, positioning social workers as professionals responding to macro‐level crises and disasters. The research is based on a quantitative survey (computer‐assisted web interview [CAWI]) of social workers in municipalities with the highest refugee populations ( N = 402). The article shows that the majority of social workers were primarily involved in an emergency response, focusing on meeting basic social needs. However, their involvement in social inclusion and advocacy was significantly less common. Social workers reported high levels of community support and valued working with local communities. The research highlights the challenges faced during the crisis, including professional overload, inadequate regulatory frameworks and the perception of local welfare centres as the only support structures for refugees.

Ryszard Necel

The Welfare System in the Face of War Refugees From Ukraine: The Experience of Social Workers in Poland

面对乌克兰战争难民的福利制度：波兰社会工作者的经验

ABSTRACT This article examines the emerging position of women refugees during a global crisis. On the basis of an empirical study of the Eritrean community in Tel Aviv, Israel, I analysed the ways in which gender identity is formulated and recreated following the social and economic restrictions of the Covid‐19 pandemic. In contrast to previous literature which has highlighted men's central position in forced migrant communities, I suggest viewing the global pandemic as an accelerator of women's presence in two circles of belonging: the family unit and the Eritrean community. I argue that structural changes imposed by the pandemic have established new gender roles and divisions of power, positioning women as a source of authority and a subject of choice. As a significant proportion of Eritrean men lost their income during the pandemic, they were forced to adopt a different role within the family unit. Eritrean women, on the other hand, managed to keep their jobs and became the family's sole provider. In addition to increasing their family's economic dependence on them, Eritrean women also became central figures in their community through the creation of new social networks designed to satisfy the emotional and economic needs of its members. This has enabled women refugees to reinforce their social mobility and become relatively autonomous.

Abbreviation	Glob. Netw.
Journal Impact	2.56
Quartiles(Global)	SOCIOLOGY(Q1)

ISSN	1470-2266, 1471-0374
h-index	84

Publication Information	Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 2001，Proportion of original research papers: 98.48%，Self Citation Rate:8.00%， Gold OA Rate: 41.78%

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Gateway cities for transnational higher education? Doha, Dubai and Ras al‐Khaimah as regional amplifiers in networks of the ‘global knowledge‐based economy’

The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Transnational Aging Experience of Older Hong Kongers

Promoting Good Governance Through Transnational Projects: A Study of Swedish Funding in Russia 1991–2005

Sensory Dislocation and Transnational Ties: Exploring the Forced Immobility of Older Russian Speakers in Finland Amidst COVID‐19 Restrictions

The Welfare System in the Face of War Refugees From Ukraine: The Experience of Social Workers in Poland

The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Transnational Aging Experience of Older Hong Kongers

The Welfare System in the Face of War Refugees From Ukraine: The Experience of Social Workers in Poland

Changed Reality, Changed Positions: The Case Study of Eritrean Women Refugees in Times of Global Pandemic

Promoting Good Governance Through Transnational Projects: A Study of Swedish Funding in Russia 1991–2005

Sensory Dislocation and Transnational Ties: Exploring the Forced Immobility of Older Russian Speakers in Finland Amidst COVID‐19 Restrictions