Social Capital and Turkish-German Academic Linkages

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KUŞTEPELİ Y. R., Akgungor S., Gulcan Y.

SOSYOEKONOMI, cilt.27, sa.39, ss.205-222, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 39
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2019.01.12
  • Dergi Adı: SOSYOEKONOMI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-222
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social Capital, Academic Linkages, Social Networks, European Framework Programmes, ICT Sector, INNOVATION NETWORKS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigates linking social capital aspect and transnationality of academia through networks via European Framework Programme (FP5, FP6, FP7) ICT projects in which i) Turkey is coordinator and Germany is partner, ii) Germany is coordinator and Turkey is partner, iii) both Turkey and Germany are partners. Social Network Analysis results depict that in European FP ICT projects where Turkey and Germany collaborated, social capital in Turkey increased. Transnational network linkages provided basis and opportunities for knowledge transfer, innovation networks, and formation of social capital. Further research will analyze social capital creation of the institutions in Turkey and Germany individually.